CVE-2016-5749 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 HF 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was parsing incoming SAML requests with external entity resolution enabled, which could lead to local file disclosure via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

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-2016-6684	NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 HF 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was parsing incoming SAML requests with external entity resolution enabled, which could lead to local file disclosure via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

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 0.00073.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017806

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netiq Access Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:07:59.961Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-5749

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-23T06:59:00.297

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

Link: CVE-2016-5749

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-611

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