CVE-2017-8006 Auth bypass in RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 1 and earlier

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Attackers can brute-force PINs in the Self-Service Console to reset credentials and gain unauthorized access to protected resources.

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-2017-8006?

CVE-2017-8006 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 1 and earlier, published on 17 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 1 and earlier, a malicious user logged into the Self-Service Console of RSA Authentication Manager as a target user can use a brute force attack to attempt to identify that user's PIN. The malicious user could potentially reset the compromised PIN to affect victim's ability to obtain access to protected resources.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8006?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emc Rsa Authentication Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8006?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8006 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-2017-8006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8006 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q6pp-hfpw-8qjc.

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