FKIE_CVE-2016-8221

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-01-12 22:59 - Updated: 2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
psirt@lenovo.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95417Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
psirt@lenovo.comhttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN_10605Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95417Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN_10605Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
lenovo xclarity_administrator *
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  "lastModified": "2025-04-20T01:37:25.860",
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