# CVE-2016-1542: 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 at

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2016-06-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136461/BMC-Server-Automation-BSA-RSCD-Agent-User-Enumeration.html
- https://www.insinuator.net/2016/03/bmc-bladelogic-cve-2016-1542-and-cve-2016-1543/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537909/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43902/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43939/
- 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://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/misc/bmc_server_automation_rscd_nsh_rce.rb
- https://github.com/bao7uo/bmc_bladelogic
- https://github.com/patriknordlen/bladelogic_bmc-cve-2016-1542

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