# CVE-2015-0518: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Authenticated users can escalate to superuser privileges in EMC Documentum D2 by modifying group permissions via the Properties service.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Feb 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpc2-rmf9-xc9r

## What is CVE-2015-0518?

CVE-2015-0518 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Feb 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Properties service in the D2FS web-service component in EMC Documentum D2 3.1 through SP1, 4.0 and 4.1 before 4.1 P22, and 4.2 before P11 allows remote authenticated users to obtain superuser privileges via an unspecified method call that modifies group permissions.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0518?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Documentum D2.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-0518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-0518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-0518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-2504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2504/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2016-0888](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0888/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-2515](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2515/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2016-9873](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9873/): SQL injection in EMC Documentum D2 EMC Documentum D2 version 4.5 and EMC Documentum D2 version 4.6 (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2016-9872](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-9872/): Cross-site scripting in EMC Documentum D2 EMC Documentum D2 version 4.5 and EMC Documentum D2 version 4.6 (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-0518 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-0518 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Feb 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0518/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0518/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0518
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0518
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-0518

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0518/
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