Xclarity Administrator
CVE-2016-8221
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Permission and access control
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, high complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.06%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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Privilege Escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator earlier than 1.2.0, if LXCA is used to manage rack switches or chassis with embedded input/output modules (IOMs), certain log files viewable by. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0).
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A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. Privilege Escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator earlier than 1.2.0, if LXCA is used to manage rack switches or chassis with embedded input/output modules (IOMs), certain log files viewable by authenticated users may contain passwords for internal administrative LXCA accounts with temporary passwords that are used internally by LXCA code. Affected products include: Lenovo Xclarity Administrator.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
Privilege Escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator earlier than 1.2.0, if LXCA is used to manage rack switches or chassis with embedded input/output modules (IOMs), certain log files viewable by authenticated users may contain passwords for internal administrative LXCA accounts with temporary passwords that are used internally by LXCA code.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
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