CVE-2016-0899

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Published Jul 4, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

EMC RSA Archer GRC 5.5.x before 5.5.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to read the web.config.bak file, and obtain sensitive credential information, by modifying the IIS configuration to set a Content-Type header for .bak files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_archer_egrc:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_archer_egrc:5.5:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_archer_egrc:5.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_archer_egrc:5.5.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_archer_egrc:5.5.2.3:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-0910	EMC RSA Archer GRC 5.5.x before 5.5.3.4 allows remote authenticated users to read the web.config.bak file, and obtain sensitive credential information, by modifying the IIS configuration to set a Content-Type header for .bak files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.830% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Jun/54
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036080

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Emc Rsa Archer Egrc

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Jul 4, 2016, 4:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 10:38 PM
Reserved: Dec 17, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:38 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 4, 2016, 4:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:38 AM

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