EMC RSA Archer up to 5.5.3.1 Discussion Forum Message information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in EMC RSA Archer up to 5.5.3.1. This affects an unknown function of the component Discussion Forum Message Handler. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-4999. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in EMC RSA Archer up to 5.5.3.1 (Risk Management System). This affects some unknown functionality of the component Discussion Forum Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

EMC RSA Archer 5.4.1.3, 5.5.3.1, 5.5.2.3, 5.5.2, 5.5.1.3.1, 5.5.1.1 is affected by an authorization bypass through user-controlled key vulnerability in Discussion Forum Messages. A remote low privileged attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges and view other users' discussion forum messages.

The bug was discovered 06/29/2017. The weakness was disclosed 07/07/2017 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-4999 since 12/29/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 101304 (EMC RSA Archer < 6.2.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (101304) and SecurityFocus (BID 99354†). The entries VDB-103286, VDB-103288, VDB-103289 and VDB-103290 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 101304
Nessus Name: EMC RSA Archer < 6.2.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 103165
OpenVAS Name: RSA Archer Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-4999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-4999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-103287
SecurityFocus: 99354 - EMC RSA Archer GRC Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1038815

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/07/2017 17:01
Updated: 12/31/2020 09:53
Changes: 07/07/2017 17:01 (74), 10/23/2019 21:49 (4), 12/31/2020 09:53 (3)
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