01 Record

CVE-2016-1543

The RPC API in the 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 reset arbitrary user

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: certcc

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 71.85% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 99.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2016-06-13 14:00Z10 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-05 23:02Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2016-01-07

Assigning CNA

certcc

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar

Data version

5.1

Document digest

1e8414474275745902c447841525124e87b6bd4d292dc3f13b6846ff1a931e89

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

bmcbladelogic_server_automation_consoleNot specified—

06 References

www.insinuator.nethttps://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/x_refsource_MISC
www.securityfocus.com20160328 BMC-2015-0011: Unauthorized password reset vulnerability in BMC Server Automation (BSA) (CVE-2016-1543)http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537910/100/0/threadedmailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
www.exploit-db.com43902https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
www.exploit-db.com43939https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939/exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136462/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-Unauthorized-Password-Reset.htmlx_refsource_MISC
selfservice.bmc.comhttps://selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA214000000dBpnCAE&type=Solutionx_refsource_CONFIRM