The RPC API in RSCD agent in BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x, and 8.7.x on Linux and UNIX allows remote…

Description

The RPC API in RSCD agent in BMC BladeLogic Server Automation (BSA) 8.2.x, 8.3.x, 8.5.x, 8.6.x, and 8.7.x on Linux and UNIX allows remote attackers to bypass authorization and enumerate users by sending an action packet to xmlrpc after an authorization failure.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

74.6% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (6)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136461/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-User-Enumeration.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 20160328 BMC-2015-0010: User enumeration vulnerability in BMC Server Automation (BSA) Unix/Linux RSCD Agent (CVE-2016-1542) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 43902 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• 43939 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
• https://selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA214000000dBpnCAE&type=Solution (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2016-1542](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2016-1542.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2016-1542)

Record last updated 5 Aug 2024, 23:02 UTC.