CVE-2016-5751 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An unfiltered finalizer target URL in the SAML processing feature in Identity Server in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 HF1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 could be used to trigger XSS and leak authentication credentials.

Published: 2017-03-23

Score: 6.1 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-2016-6686	An unfiltered finalizer target URL in the SAML processing feature in Identity Server in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 HF1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 could be used to trigger XSS and leak authentication credentials.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00233.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017808

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Netiq Access Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:08:00.709Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-5751

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-23T06:59:00.360

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

Link: CVE-2016-5751

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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