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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-5752 · published 23 March 2017

CVE-2016-5752: Netiq access manager information exposure vulnerability

Netiq · Access Manager

The SAML2 implementation in Identity Server in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 HF1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was handling unsigned SAML requests incorrectly, leaking results to a potentially malicious "Assertion Consumer Service URL" instead of the original requester.

7.5 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.1% · top 36.0% CWE-200 · Information exposure
7.5CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The SAML2 implementation in Identity Server in NetIQ Access Manager 4.1 before 4.1.2 HF1 and 4.2 before 4.2.2 was handling unsigned SAML requests incorrectly, leaking results to a potentially malicious "Assertion Consumer Service URL" instead of the original requester.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017809
https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=7017809

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-5752), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.