CVE-2017-15013: opentext documentum_content_server Improper Privilege Management

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-15013 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in opentext documentum_content_server. EPSS estimates a 6.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 13-10-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

OpenText Documentum Content Server (formerly EMC Documentum Content Server) through 7.3 contains the following design gap, which allows an authenticated user to gain superuser privileges: Content Server stores information about uploaded files in dmr_content objects, which are queryable and "editable" (before release 7.2P02, any authenticated user was able to edit dmr_content objects; now any authenticated user may delete a dmr_content object and then create a new one with the old identifier) by authenticated users; this allows any authenticated user to replace the content of security-sensitive dmr_content objects (for example, dmr_content related to dm_method objects) and gain superuser privileges.

• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.