CVE-2016-5786
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered in OmniMetrix OmniView, Version 1.2. The OmniView web application transmits credentials with the HTTP protocol, which could be sniffed by an attacker that may result in the compromise of account credentials.
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 · high confidenceThe OmniMetrix OmniView web application version 1.2 transmits user credentials in cleartext over unencrypted HTTP instead of using HTTPS, allowing attackers on the network path to intercept and capture authentication credentials through packet sniffing or man-in-the-middle attacks.
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= 1.2CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Confirm OmniView installation and versionLocate the OmniView application on the system and identify its installed version number. Check application directories, installed programs list, or web server configuration for version indicator 1.2.Affected if OmniMetrix OmniView version 1.2 is installed and running.
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Verify HTTP accessibilityAttempt to access the OmniView web application over HTTP (port 80) by navigating to http://[server]/ or the application's base URL without HTTPS.Affected if The application is reachable over unencrypted HTTP.
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Check authentication endpoint accessibilityNavigate to the login page or any authentication-related URL within the OmniView application using HTTP (not HTTPS). Observe whether the page loads without being redirected to HTTPS.Affected if Authentication pages load over HTTP without automatic redirect to HTTPS.
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Inspect credential transmission methodUse a network packet capture tool (such as Wireshark or tcpdump) to capture traffic while submitting login credentials to the OmniView application over HTTP. Analyze the captured packets for plaintext username and password fields.Affected if Login credentials are transmitted in cleartext within HTTP requests.
A user is affected if OmniView version 1.2 is installed and credentials are transmitted over accessible HTTP endpoints rather than enforced HTTPS.
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 dataConfigure the web server to enforce HTTPS for all authentication endpoints, implement proper TLS/SSL certificate configuration, and ensure all credential transmission occurs over encrypted channels.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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