# CVE-2016-0241: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can spoof administrator accounts by sending modified login requests, leading to privilege escalation in IBM Security Guardium.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 22 Oct 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xm2f-hpv7-49w8

## What is CVE-2016-0241?

CVE-2016-0241 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor 8.2 before p310, 9.x through 9.5 before p700, and 10.x through 10.1 before p100 allows remote authenticated users to spoof administrator accounts by sending a modified login request over HTTP.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0241?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Guardium Database Activity Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0241?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0241 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-1601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1601/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-0239](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0239/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-0236](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0236/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-0235](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0235/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2016-0328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0328/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0241 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0241 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0241 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0241/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0241
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0241
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0241

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