What is CVE-2016-5758?

CVE-2016-5758 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netiq Access_manager, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-5758?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Netiq Access_manager

CVE-2016-5758

A cross site request forgery protection mechanism in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 could be circumvented by repeated uploads causing a high load.

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.005 (38.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@opentext.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5758?: CVE-2016-5758 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netiq Access_manager, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-5758?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.