# CVE-2015-4533: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code with super-user privileges due to improper authorization checks after object creation.

- **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:** 20 Aug 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jqh6-vcwq-gp2r

## What is CVE-2015-4533?

CVE-2015-4533 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2015. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 after creation of an object, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with super-user privileges via a custom script.  NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-2513.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4533?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Documentum Content Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-4533?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4533 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-4533 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4533 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-4544](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4544/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2015-4531](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4531/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2015-4532](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4532/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2015-4534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4534/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2014-4626](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-4626/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-4533 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-4533 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 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-2015-4533 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-2015-4533/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-4533/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-4533
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4533
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-4533

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