CVE-2016-1543 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authorization in the RSCD agent to reset arbitrary user passwords, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-1543?
CVE-2016-1543 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jun 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The RPC API in the RSCD agent in BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x, and 8.7.x on Linux and UNIX allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and reset arbitrary user passwords by sending an action packet to xmlrpc after an authorization failure.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1543?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1543?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-1543 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2016-1543 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-1543 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6773-9q85-x9gw.