What is the severity of CVE-2016-9165?

CVE-2016-9165 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow remote attackers to bypass authentication.

How do I fix CVE-2016-9165?

To fix CVE-2016-9165, update to a version of CA Unified Infrastructure Management or CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap that is higher than 8.5.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-9165?

The potential impacts of CVE-2016-9165 include unauthorized access to session IDs, allowing attackers to gain elevated privileges.

Who is affected by CVE-2016-9165?

CVE-2016-9165 affects users of CA Unified Infrastructure Management and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap versions prior to 8.5.

What is the nature of CVE-2016-9165?

CVE-2016-9165 is an authentication bypass vulnerability stemming from improper handling of active session IDs in the get_sessions servlet.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2016-9165

high

7.5

CWE

200

20/3/2017

6/8/2024

CVE-2016-9165: Infoleak

First published: Mon Mar 20 2017(Updated: )

The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and consequently bypass authentication or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
EMC Unified Infrastructure Manager	<=8.47
CA Technologies Unified Infrastructure Management	<=8.47

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What is the severity of CVE-2016-9165?
CVE-2016-9165 is considered a high-severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow remote attackers to bypass authentication.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9165?
To fix CVE-2016-9165, update to a version of CA Unified Infrastructure Management or CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap that is higher than 8.5.
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2016-9165?
The potential impacts of CVE-2016-9165 include unauthorized access to session IDs, allowing attackers to gain elevated privileges.
Who is affected by CVE-2016-9165?
CVE-2016-9165 affects users of CA Unified Infrastructure Management and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap versions prior to 8.5.
What is the nature of CVE-2016-9165?
CVE-2016-9165 is an authentication bypass vulnerability stemming from improper handling of active session IDs in the get_sessions servlet.

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