VDB-113441 · CVE-2017-5802 · BID 97706

HPE Vertica Analytics Platform 4.1 access control

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8.5$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HPE Vertica Analytics Platform 4.1. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-5802. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE Vertica Analytics Platform 4.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A Remote Gain Privileged Access vulnerability in HPE Vertica Analytics Platform version v4.1 and later was found.

The bug was discovered 04/20/2017. The weakness was released 02/15/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at support.hpe.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5802 since 02/01/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/19/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 301 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97706†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/01/2017 🔍
04/17/2017 +75 days 🔍
04/20/2017 +3 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +301 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/16/2018 +1 days 🔍
11/19/2025 +2833 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Researcher: Fortinet
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2017-5802 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5802
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113441
SecurityFocus: 97706 - HP Vertica Analytics Platform CVE-2017-5802 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2018 12:48
Updated: 11/19/2025 15:46
Changes: 02/16/2018 12:48 (57), 01/06/2020 08:32 (4), 02/04/2021 08:10 (2), 11/19/2025 15:46 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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