CVE-2015-7862 in Radia Client Automation
Summary
by MITRE
Persistent Accelerite Radia Client Automation (formerly HP Client Automation) 7.9 through 9.1 before 2015-02-19 improperly implements the Role Based Access Control feature, which might allow remote attackers to modify an account's role assignments via unspecified vectors.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 06/22/2022
The CVE-2015-7862 vulnerability affects the Persistent Accelerite Radia Client Automation platform, formerly known as HP Client Automation, across versions 7.9 through 9.1 prior to the 2015-02-19 patch release. This represents a critical access control flaw that undermines the system's security posture by compromising the role based access control mechanism that is fundamental to protecting administrative functions and user permissions within the automation environment. The vulnerability specifically targets the implementation of role assignments within the platform's access control framework, creating potential pathways for unauthorized privilege escalation and account manipulation.
The technical flaw manifests in the improper implementation of role based access control features, where attackers can exploit unspecified vectors to modify account role assignments without proper authorization. This vulnerability operates at the authorization layer of the system, where legitimate users or attackers who have gained initial access can manipulate the role assignment mechanisms to elevate their privileges or alter permissions of other accounts. The unspecified nature of the attack vectors suggests multiple potential exploitation paths that could include injection attacks, session manipulation, or direct API endpoint exploitation, all of which bypass the intended access controls. This weakness directly maps to CWE-284, which describes improper access control vulnerabilities where systems fail to properly enforce access restrictions.
The operational impact of CVE-2015-7862 is severe and multifaceted, as it allows remote attackers to potentially gain unauthorized access to administrative functions and modify user permissions across the automation platform. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could elevate their privileges to administrative levels, modify user accounts, or manipulate the access rights of other legitimate users within the system. This capability enables attackers to establish persistent access to the environment, potentially leading to complete system compromise and unauthorized data manipulation. The vulnerability particularly affects organizations that rely on the Radia Client Automation platform for managing their client infrastructure, as it undermines the trust model that the platform is designed to maintain.
Organizations affected by CVE-2015-7862 should prioritize immediate remediation through the application of the vendor-provided patch released on February 19, 2015, which addresses the role based access control implementation flaw. Security teams should conduct comprehensive assessments of their access control configurations to identify any unauthorized modifications that may have occurred prior to patching. Additional mitigations include implementing network segmentation to limit access to the automation platform, monitoring for suspicious account modification activities, and conducting regular access control audits. From an ATT&CK framework perspective, this vulnerability aligns with techniques such as privilege escalation and credential access, where adversaries can leverage weak access controls to gain elevated system privileges. The vulnerability also demonstrates the importance of proper input validation and access control implementation as outlined in security best practices and standards such as those defined by NIST and ISO 27001.