CVE-2016-5758 Cross-site request forgery in NetIQ Access Manager
Attackers can bypass CSRF protections in NetIQ Access Manager via repeated uploads, causing high load and potential service disruption.
- 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-2016-5758?
CVE-2016-5758 is a high-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
A cross site request forgery protection mechanism in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 could be circumvented by repeated uploads causing a high load.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5758?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netiq Access Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2016-5758?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-5758 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-5758 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5758 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NetIQ Access Manager
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvhg-xqcc-32gv.