High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-9165
CVE-2016-9165
Description
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:ca:unified_infrastructure_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:unified_infrastructure_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.47
- (no CPE)range: <8.5
cpe:2.3:a:ca:unified_infrastructure_management_snap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ca:unified_infrastructure_management_snap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=8.47
- (no CPE)range: <8.5
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References
3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94257nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-606nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20161109-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-mgmt.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
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