CVE-2016-8006 Auth bypass in n/a
Administrators can modify other users' credentials without re-authentication, enabling unauthorized account takeover in McAfee SIEM.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-8006?
CVE-2016-8006 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Authentication bypass vulnerability in Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) and License Manager (LM) in Intel Security McAfee Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) 9.6.0 MR3 allows an administrator to make changes to other SIEM users' information including user passwords without supplying the current administrator password a second time via the GUI or GUI terminal commands.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8006?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Security Information and Event Management.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8006?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-8006 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-2016-8006 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8006 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4wrf-2w9m-mh9f.