9.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2016-9091
Blue Coat ASG OS Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

Blue Coat Advanced Secure Gateway (ASG) 6.6 before 6.6.5.4 and Content Analysis System (CAS) 1.3 before 1.3.7.4 are susceptible to an OS command injection vulnerability. An authenticated malicious administrator can execute arbitrary OS commands with elevated system privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

April 5, 2017, 3:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9091 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Bluecoat advanced_secure_gateway
2 Bluecoat content_analysis_system_software
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-9091 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9091.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97372 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa138 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41785/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41786/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97372 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa138 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41785/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41786/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9091 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Repository for 3 BlueCoat metasploit modules

Ruby

Updated: 5 years, 10 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Dec. 26, 2017, 1:10 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-9091 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9091 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97372
    Added Reference https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa138
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41785/
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41786/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41786/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41785/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 13, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa138 No Types Assigned https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa138 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97372 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97372 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:advanced_secure_gateway:6.6.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:bluecoat:content_analysis_system_software:1.3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97372 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 9
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

36.51 }} -18.36%

score

0.96798

percentile