What is CVE-2016-5755?

CVE-2016-5755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netiq Access_manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-5755?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Netiq Access_manager

CVE-2016-5755

NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was vulnerable to clickjacking attacks due to a missing SAMEORIGIN filter in the "high encryption" setting.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/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-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5755?: CVE-2016-5755 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netiq Access_manager, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-5755?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.