# CVE-2017-1180: Missing authorization in TRIRIGA Application Platform

> An authenticated user can execute unauthorized actions in IBM TRIRIGA Document Manager due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **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:** 5 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r5rx-8795-h2rv

## What is CVE-2017-1180?

CVE-2017-1180 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Corporation TRIRIGA Application Platform, published on 5 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The IBM TRIRIGA Document Manager contains a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated user to execute actions they did not have access to. IBM Reference #: 2001084.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1180?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Tririga Application Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1180?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1180 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Corporation TRIRIGA Application Platform

- [CVE-2017-1371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1371/): Missing authorization in TRIRIGA Application Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1373/): Missing authorization in TRIRIGA Application Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1153/): Missing authorization in TRIRIGA Application Platform (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-2917](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2917/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-0374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0374/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1180 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1180 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Corporation TRIRIGA Application Platform, published on 5 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Corporation TRIRIGA Application Platform. 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-2017-1180/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1180/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1180
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1180
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1180

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1180/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.