CVE-2016-5752 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The SAML2 implementation in Identity Server in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 HF1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was handling unsigned SAML requests incorrectly, leaking results to a potentially malicious "Assertion Consumer Service URL" instead of the original requester.

Published: 2017-03-23

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

NetIQ Access Manager

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`NetIQ Access Manager`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.2:sp1::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-6687	The SAML2 implementation in Identity Server in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 HF1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was handling unsigned SAML requests incorrectly, leaking results to a potentially malicious "Assertion Consumer Service URL" instead of the original requester.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.003.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017809

History

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Subscriptions

Netiq Access Manager

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2017-03-23T06:36:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:08:00.717Z

Reserved: 2016-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5752

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-23T06:59:00.390

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-5752

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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