CVE-2016-1543

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1543
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-13 14:59:01 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe RPC API in the RSCD agent in BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x, and 8.7.x on Linux and UNIX allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and reset arbitrary user passwords by sending an action packet to xmlrpc after an authorization failure.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.2.02 All All All
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.2.03 All All All
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.2.04 All All All
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.3.00 All All All
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.3.01 All All All
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.3.02 All All All
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.3.03 All All All
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.5.00 All All All
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.5.01 All All All
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.6.00 All All All
Application Bmc Bladelogic Server Automation Console 8.7.00 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
BMC Server Automation RSCD Agent - NSH Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) - Multiple remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
BMC Server Automation (BSA) RSCD Agent Unauthorized Password Reset ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
KnowledgeArticle - BMC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 selfservice.bmc.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
BMC BladeLogic: CVE-2016-1542 and CVE-2016-1543 – Insinuator.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.insinuator.net
BMC BladeLogic 8.3.00.64 - Remote Command Execution - Multiple remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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