Opentext Document Sciences xPression 4.5SP1 Patch 13 xDashboard sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Opentext Document Sciences xPression 4.5SP1 Patch 13. This impacts an unknown function of the component xDashboard. The manipulation leads to sql injection. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-14960. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Opentext Document Sciences xPression 4.5SP1 Patch 13. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component xDashboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

xDashboard in OpenText Document Sciences xPression (formerly EMC Document Sciences xPression) v4.5SP1 Patch 13 has SQL Injection.

The bug was discovered 01/02/2018. The weakness was shared 01/04/2018 by Pawel Gocyla as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-14960 since 10/01/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (43422) and SecurityFocus (BID 102419†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Opentext

Name

Document Sciences xPression

Version

4.5SP1 Patch 13

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

10/01/2017 🔍
01/02/2018 +93 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Pawel Gocyla
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-14960 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-14960
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-111329
SecurityFocus: 102419 - EMC Document Sciences xPression CVE-2017-14960 SQL Injection Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/05/2018 08:52
Updated: 07/06/2025 14:43
Changes: 01/05/2018 08:52 (60), 12/19/2019 16:01 (7), 07/06/2025 14:43 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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