CVE-2016-5748 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

External Entity Processing (XXE) vulnerability in the "risk score" application of NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 could be used to disclose the content of local files to logged-in users.

Published: 2017-03-23

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

NetIQ Access Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`NetIQ Access Manager`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.2:sp1::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6683	External Entity Processing (XXE) vulnerability in the "risk score" application of NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 could be used to disclose the content of local files to logged-in users.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00052.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017797

History

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Subscriptions

Netiq Access Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2017-03-23T06:36:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:07:59.910Z

Reserved: 2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5748

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-23T06:59:00.283

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-5748

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-611

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