CVE-2016-9165
The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor)...
CVE-2016-9165 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ca Unified Infrastructure Management, published March 20, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.34%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.5 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 4.34%EPSS, 91st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and consequently bypass authentication or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and consequently bypass authentication or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-9165- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and consequently bypass authentication or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-9165- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-9982No score
The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and consequently bypass authentication or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-9982- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxw6-fxw9-jh7g
The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor)...
The get_sessions servlet in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor) before 8.5 and CA Unified Infrastructure Management Snap (formerly CA Nimsoft Monitor Snap) allows remote attackers to obtain active session ids and consequently bypass authentication or gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-wxw6-fxw9-jh7g- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/94257
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-606
ca.com/us/services-support/ca-support/ca-support-online/product-content/recommended-reading/security-notices/ca20161109-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-mgmt.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9165
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxw6-fxw9-jh7g