CVE-2016-6904 Information disclosure in VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP
An unauthenticated attacker can intercept plain text authentication credentials from the VASA Provider web server, potentially 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-2016-6904?
CVE-2016-6904 is a high-severity vulnerability in NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP, published on 11 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Versions of VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP prior to 7.0P1 contain a web server that accepts plain text authentication. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to obtain authentication credentials.
Weakness: CWE-255
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6904?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netapp Vasa Provider.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6904?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-6904 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6904 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p52f-9xgh-mjcf.