CVE-2016-8233 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Log files generated by Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) versions earlier than 1.2.2 may contain user credentials in a non-secure, clear text form that could be viewed by a non-privileged user.

Published: 2017-03-01

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Lenovo Group Ltd.

XClarity Administrator

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Earlier than 1.2.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:xclarity_administrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9081	Log files generated by Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) versions earlier than 1.2.2 may contain user credentials in a non-secure, clear text form that could be viewed by a non-privileged user.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

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 0.00398.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95992
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-11635

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Lenovo Xclarity Administrator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: lenovo

Published: 2017-03-01T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:13:21.839Z

Reserved: 2016-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8233

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-01T22:59:00.170

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

Link: CVE-2016-8233

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-532

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "XClarity Administrator", "vendor": "Lenovo Group Ltd.", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "Earlier than 1.2.2"}]}], "datePublic": "2017-02-02T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Log files generated by Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) versions earlier than 1.2.2 may contain user credentials in a non-secure, clear text form that could be viewed by a non-privileged user."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "Credential disclosure", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-03-02T10:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "da227ddf-6e25-4b41-b023-0f976dcaca4b", "shortName": "lenovo"}, "references": [{"name": "95992", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95992"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-11635"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "psirt@lenovo.com", "ID": "CVE-2016-8233", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "XClarity Administrator", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "Earlier than 1.2.2"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "Lenovo Group Ltd."}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Log files generated by Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) versions earlier than 1.2.2 may contain user credentials in a non-secure, clear text form that could be viewed by a non-privileged user."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Credential disclosure"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "95992", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95992"}, {"name": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-11635", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-11635"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T02:13:21.839Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "95992", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95992"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-11635"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "da227ddf-6e25-4b41-b023-0f976dcaca4b", "assignerShortName": "lenovo", "cveId": "CVE-2016-8233", "datePublished": "2017-03-01T22:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2016-09-16T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T02:13:21.839Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:lenovo:xclarity_administrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "1E17EC95-655F-466B-BE62-788E099E105C", "versionEndIncluding": "1.2.1", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Log files generated by Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) versions earlier than 1.2.2 may contain user credentials in a non-secure, clear text form that could be viewed by a non-privileged user."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Archivos de registro generados por Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) versiones anteriores a 1.2.2 podr\u00eda contener credenciales de un usuario en un formulario de texto no seguro y claro que podr\u00eda ser visto por un usuario no privilegiado."}], "id": "CVE-2016-8233", "lastModified": "2026-05-13T00:24:29.033", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.0, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV30": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 9.8, "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2017-03-01T22:59:00.170", "references": [{"source": "psirt@lenovo.com", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95992"}, {"source": "psirt@lenovo.com", "tags": ["Mitigation", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-11635"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95992"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mitigation", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-11635"}], "sourceIdentifier": "psirt@lenovo.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-532"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}