What is CVE-2016-5749?

CVE-2016-5749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netiq Access_manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-5749?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

XXE in Netiq Access_manager

CVE-2016-5749

NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 HF 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was parsing incoming SAML requests with external entity resolution enabled, which could lead to local file disclosure via an XML External Entity (XXE) attack.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Netiq Access_manager — versions 4.1, 4.2
N/a Netiq Access Manager — versions NetIQ Access Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5749?: CVE-2016-5749 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netiq Access_manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-5749?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.