CVE-2016-1542

BMC BladeLogic 8.3.00.64 - Remote Command Execution

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El agente RPC API en RSCD en BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x y 8.7.x en Linux y UNIX permite a atacantes remotos eludir la autorización y enumerar usuarios mandando un paquete de acción a xmlrpc después de un fallo de autorización.

A security vulnerability has been identified in BMC Server Automation (BSA) RSCD Agent on the Linux/Unix platforms. The vulnerability allows unauthorized remote user enumeration on a target server by using the Remote Procedure Call (RPC) API of the RSCD Agent. Windows agents are not affected. The flaw has been confirmed to exist in the following versions of BSA on Unix and Linux platforms: 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x and 8.7.x.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-01-07 CVE Reserved
2016-03-28 CVE Published
2017-04-27 First Exploit
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (13)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136461/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-User-Enumeration.html	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537909/100/0/threaded	Mailing List
https://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543	X_refsource_misc
https://insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543
https://nickbloor.co.uk/2018/01/01/rce-with-bmc-server-automation
https://nickbloor.co.uk/2018/01/08/improving-the-bmc-rscd-rce-exploit

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/146194	2018-01-31
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/146122	2018-01-26
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902	2024-08-05
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939	2024-08-05
https://github.com/patriknordlen/bladelogic_bmc-cve-2016-1542	2017-04-27
https://github.com/bao7uo/bmc_bladelogic	2024-10-26

URL	Date	SRC
https://selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA214000000dBpnCAE&type=Solution	2018-10-09

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.2.02 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.2.02"		-		Affected
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.2.03 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.2.03"		-		Affected
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.2.04 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.2.04"		-		Affected
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.3.00 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.3.00"		-		Affected
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.3.01 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.3.01"		-		Affected
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.3.02 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.3.02"		-		Affected
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.3.03 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.3.03"		-		Affected
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.5.00 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.5.00"		-		Affected
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.5.01 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.5.01"		-		Affected
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.6.00 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.6.00"		-		Affected
Bmc Search vendor "Bmc"		Bladelogic Server Automation Console Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console"				8.7.00 Search vendor "Bmc" for product "Bladelogic Server Automation Console" and version "8.7.00"		-		Affected