High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-1542
CVE-2016-1542
Description
The RPC API in RSCD agent in BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x, and 8.7.x on Linux and UNIX allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and enumerate users by sending an action packet to xmlrpc after an authorization failure.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 11 more
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.3.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.3.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.5.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.5.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.6.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.7.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x, 8.7.x
Patches
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References
6- selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticlenvdPatchVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/136461/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-User-Enumeration.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537909/100/0/threadednvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902/nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939/nvd
- www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/nvd
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