CVE-2015-4531 Privilege escalation in n/a
Authenticated sysadmins can escalate to super-user privileges and bypass data access restrictions due to improper authorization checks in EMC Documentum Content Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-4531?
CVE-2015-4531 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2015. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
EMC Documentum Content Server before 6.7SP1 P32, 6.7SP2 before P25, 7.0 before P19, 7.1 before P16, and 7.2 before P02 does not properly check authorization for subgroups of privileged groups, which allows remote authenticated sysadmins to gain super-user privileges, and bypass intended restrictions on data access and server actions, via unspecified vectors. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4622.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4531?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emc Documentum Content Server.
How do I fix CVE-2015-4531?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-4531 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4531 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-99gx-px59-2hww.