CVE-2016-1543 Information

Description

The 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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136462/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-Unauthorized-Password-Reset.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537910/100/0/threaded https://selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA214000000dBpnCAE&type=Solution https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902/ https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939/ https://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5