CVE-2016-5063 Auth bypass in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authorization checks in the RSCD agent to make unauthorized RPC calls, requiring immediate patching.

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-2016-5063?

CVE-2016-5063 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The RSCD agent in BMC Server Automation before 8.6 SP1 Patch 2 and 8.7 before Patch 3 on Windows might allow remote attackers to bypass authorization checks and make an RPC call via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5063?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bmc Server Automation.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5063?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5063 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-2016-5063 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5063 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qq52-r46m-jccq.

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