CVE-2016-1543 is a critical authorization bypass vulnerability affecting the RPC API in the RSCD agent of BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) versions 8.2.x through 8.7.x on Linux and UNIX systems. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords after an authorization failure, indicating a significant security weakness. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, leading to high integrity impact (password resets). Its EPSS score of 0.73 indicates a higher-than-average probability of exploitation. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit intelligence confirms the availability of Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries demonstrating remote command execution, suggesting a high potential for active exploitation. Despite this, there is no recorded community discussion or media coverage, which is typical for a large percentage of CVEs.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.2.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2.03CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.2.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.3.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.3.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.3.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bmc:bladelogic_server_automation_console:8.3.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.