CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9165

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems and data, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of CA Unified Infrastructure Management and to monitor session activity to detect potential abuses.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS