CVE-2016-5755 Other in NetIQ Access Manager

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Attackers can perform clickjacking attacks against NetIQ Access Manager when the high encryption setting is enabled, bypassing security controls.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-5755?

CVE-2016-5755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in NetIQ Access Manager, published on 23 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was vulnerable to clickjacking attacks due to a missing SAMEORIGIN filter in the "high encryption" setting.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5755?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netiq Access Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5755?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2016-5755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qhgr-9h24-v6g2.

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