Information disclosure in NetIQ Access Manager
Priority LOW 35CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Presence 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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0109 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | NetIQ Access Manager | NetIQ Access Manager | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- NetIQ Access Manager Vendor— Affected NetIQ Access Manager Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 | Vulnerable | NetIQ |
| cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 sp1 | Vulnerable | NetIQ |
| cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1 sp2 | Vulnerable | NetIQ |
| cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | NetIQ |
| cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 sp1 | Vulnerable | NetIQ |
- cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·NetIQ
- cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 sp1 Vulnerable ·NetIQ
- cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.1:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 sp2 Vulnerable ·NetIQ
- cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·NetIQ
- cpe:2.3:a:netiq:access_manager:4.2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 sp1 Vulnerable ·NetIQ
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5754
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-37ff-x2xh-cxcr
References
More NetIQ Access Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-10842 In NetIQ Access Manager 4.3 and 4.4, a bug exists in Identity Server when accessing a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04998 Information disclosure in NetIQ Access Manager CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01242 Unrestricted file upload in Micro Focus NetIQ Access Manager, Administrative Console CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-04992 Improper access control in NetIQ iManager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-05533 CSRF in NetIQ Access Manager (NAM) Identity Server component CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2016-04999 Cross-site request forgery in NetIQ Access Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-5754 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5754 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-37ff-x2xh-cxcr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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