# CVE-2016-0899: Information disclosure in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can read sensitive credentials from backup files by modifying IIS configuration to serve .bak files.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 4 Jul 2016
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3p5p-wf36-fw98

## What is CVE-2016-0899?

CVE-2016-0899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jul 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

EMC RSA Archer GRC 5.5.x before 5.5.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to read the web.config.bak file, and obtain sensitive credential information, by modifying the IIS configuration to set a Content-Type header for .bak files.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0899?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Rsa Archer Egrc.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-0899?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-0899 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-0899 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0899 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-4998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4998/): Cross-site request forgery in RSA Archer version 5.4.1.3, 5.5.3.1, 5.5.2.3, 5.5.2, 5.5.1.3.1, 5.5.1.1 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2012-2292](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2292/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-0542](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0542/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2014-0641](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0641/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-2294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2294/): Other in n/a (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-0899 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-0899 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Jul 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-2016-0899 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-2016-0899/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0899/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-0899
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0899
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-0899

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