Auth bypass in EMC Rsa Authentication Manager

CVE-2017-8006

In EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 1 and earlier, a malicious user logged into the Self-Service Console of RSA Authentication Manager as a target user can use a brute force attack to attempt to identify that user's PIN. The malicious user could potentially reset the compromised PIN to affect victim's ability to obtain access to protected resources.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.2th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-8006: held from 0.021 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • EMC Rsa Authentication Manager
  • Rsa Authentication Manager 8.2 Sp1 Patch 1 And Earlier — versions RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 Patch 1 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8006?
CVE-2017-8006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EMC Rsa Authentication Manager, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-8006?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.