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CVE-2016-5757· NVD / CVE Program· CNA microfocus

iManager Admin Console in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was vulnerable to iFrame manipulation attacks

iManager Admin Console in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was vulnerable to iFrame manipulation attacks, which could allow remote users to gain access to authentication credentials.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.5% · 74th percentile
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Action score

39

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
netiqaccess manager

Affected versions

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

  • netiq access manager4.1
  • netiq access manager4.2

Versions reported by the vendor

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

  • n/a NetIQ Access Manager

    • NetIQ Access Manageraffected

Same product

netiq: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2017-14803In NetIQ Access Manager 4.3 and 4.4, a bug exists in Identity Server when accessing a basic SSO connector and downloading the BasicSSO conne
    49Plan
  • CVE-2018-1342A Vulnerability exists on Admin Console where an attacker can upload files to the Admin Console server, and potentially execute them.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2018-7677CSRF in NetIQ Access Manager (NAM) Identity Server component
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2016-5758A cross site request forgery protection mechanism in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 could be circumven
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2016-5750The certificate upload feature in iManager in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 could be used to upload J
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2016-5754Presence of a .htaccess file could leak information in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 Hot Fix 1 and 4.2 before SP2.
    30Monitor

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

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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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

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

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

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-200 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

json
{  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

Fixed

json
{  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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