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CVE-2016-2930· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

IBM BigFix Remote Control 9.1.3 could allow a remote attacker to perform actions reserved for an administrator without authentication.

IBM BigFix Remote Control 9.1.3 could allow a remote attacker to perform actions reserved for an administrator without authentication. IBM X-Force ID: 5512.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
May 3, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.6% · 75th percentile
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Action score

30

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.6%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmbigfix remote control

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm bigfix remote control9.1.3

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ibm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • IBM Corporation BigFix Remote Control

    • 9.1.3affected

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2016-2944IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 does not properly restrict failed login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtai
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2016-2963Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows remote attackers to hijack the authenticati
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2016-2929IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 does not properly restrict password choices, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain acc
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2016-2948IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows local users to discover hardcoded credentials via unspecified vectors.
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2016-2936IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 uses cleartext storage for unspecified passwords, which allows local users to obtain sensitive inform
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2016-2933Directory traversal vulnerability in IBM BigFix Remote Control before 9.1.3 allows remote authenticated administrators to read arbitrary fil
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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