CVE-2016-9165

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9165
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-03-20 16:59:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and consequently bypass authentication or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

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:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

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

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Ca Unified Infrastructure Management All All All All
Application Ca Unified Infrastructure Management Snap All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CA20161109-01: Security Notice for CA Unified Infrastructure Management af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ca.com Vendor Advisory
CA Unified Infrastructure Management Directory Traversal And Security Bypass Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ZDI-16-606 | Zero Day Initiative af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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