CVE-2016-1543

BMC Server Automation RSCD Agent NSH Remote

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 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 passwords by sending an action packet to xmlrpc after an authorization failure.

La API RPC en el agente de RSCD en las versiones 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.3.x, 8.6.x, 8.6.x y 8.7.x de BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) de BMC, permite a los atacantes remotos omitir la autorización y restablecer contraseñas de usuario arbitrarias mediante el envío de un paquete action hacia 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 password resets 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

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

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
2018-01-26 First Exploit
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136462/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-Unauthorized-Password-Reset.html	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537910/100/0/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/43939	2024-08-05
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902	2024-08-05

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