CVE-2016-5756 Cross-site scripting in NetIQ Access Manager
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in NetIQ Access Manager allows attackers to hijack user sessions via malicious web tool components.
- 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-2016-5756?
CVE-2016-5756 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting 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
Multiple components of the web tools in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 were vulnerable to Reflected Cross Site Scripting attacks which could be used to hijack user sessions: nps/servlet/frameservice, nps/servlet/webacc, roma/admin/cntl, roma/jsp/admin/appliance/devicedetail_edit.jsp, roma/jsp/admin/managementip/mgmt_ip_details_frameset.jsp, roma/jsp/admin/managementip/mgmt_ip_details_middleframe.jsp, roma/jsp/volsc/monitoring/appliance.jsp, and roma/jsp/volsc/monitoring/graph.jsp.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5756?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netiq Access Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5756?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5756 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2016-5756 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5756 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ Access Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wvgj-562p-m832.