CVE-2016-6904 describes a critical vulnerability in NetApp VASA Provider for Clustered Data ONTAP versions prior to 7.0P1, where the web server accepts plaintext authentication. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to intercept and obtain authentication credentials, posing a significant risk. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, yet requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider:*:*:*:*:*:clustered_data_ontap:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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