CVE-2016-1542

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 74.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-06-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

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.

Affected products

BMC Bladelogic Server Automation Console: 8.2.02, 8.2.03, 8.2.04, 8.3.00, 8.3.01, 8.3.02 (+5)

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136461/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-User-Enumeration.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537909/100/0/threaded
https://selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA214000000dBpnCAE&type=Solution
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939/
https://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136461/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-User-Enumeration.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537909/100/0/threaded
https://selfservice.bmc.com/casemgmt/sc_KnowledgeArticle?sfdcid=kA214000000dBpnCAE&type=Solution
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939/
https://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/

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