CVE-2016-5045
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNetApp OnCommand System Manager before 9.0 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive credentials via vectors related to cluster peering setup.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceNetApp OnCommand System Manager before version 9.0 contains a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive credentials through the cluster peering setup functionality. This is an information disclosure flaw exploitable by unauthenticated remote attackers.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.3= 8.3.1= 8.3.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed OnCommand System Manager versionAccess the OnCommand System Manager web interface and navigate to the About or Help section to view the software version, or use the command line 'system node image -version' if availableAffected if The installed version is exactly 8.3, 8.3.1, or 8.3.2
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Confirm cluster peering feature statusCheck if cluster peering has been configured by navigating to the Cluster Peering section in the OnCommand System Manager interface, or query via CLI using 'cluster peer show'Affected if Cluster peering relationships exist or have been set up in the affected version
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Review cluster peering setup logsExamine OnCommand System Manager logs and system audit logs for any access to the cluster peering configuration endpoints, particularly from unauthenticated or unexpected IP addressesAffected if There are log entries showing unauthenticated access attempts to cluster peering setup functionality
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Check for unexpected peer configurationsReview all existing cluster peer relationships via 'cluster peer show' or the UI, verifying that all listed peer clusters are authorized and expectedAffected if Unknown or unauthorized cluster peer relationships are present that were not created by your administrators
You are affected if OnCommand System Manager version is 8.3, 8.3.1, or 8.3.2 and the cluster peering feature has been accessible or configured, particularly if unauthorized access to credentials is suspected.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to NetApp OnCommand System Manager 9.0 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-5045 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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