# CVE-2017-14369: Privilege escalation in RSA Archer GRC Platform prior to 6.2.0.5

> A low-privileged user can exploit this vulnerability to elevate privileges and export sensitive application records in the RSA Archer GRC Platform.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:** 11 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rmjw-86j5-642f

## What is CVE-2017-14369?

CVE-2017-14369 is a medium-severity vulnerability in RSA Archer GRC Platform prior to 6.2.0.5, published on 11 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RSA Archer GRC Platform prior to 6.2.0.5 is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. A low privileged RSA Archer user may potentially exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges and export certain application records.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14369?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rsa Archer Grc Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14369?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14369 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14369 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14369 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in RSA Archer GRC Platform prior to 6.2.0.5

- [CVE-2019-3715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3715/): Information Exposure Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-3716](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3716/): Information Exposure Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-14371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14371/): Cross-site scripting in RSA Archer GRC Platform prior to 6.2.0.5 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-14372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14372/): Cross-site scripting in RSA Archer GRC Platform prior to 6.2.0.5 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-14370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14370/): Cross-site scripting in RSA Archer GRC Platform versions prior to 6.2.0.5 (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14369 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14369 is a medium-severity vulnerability in RSA Archer GRC Platform prior to 6.2.0.5, published on 11 Oct 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-2017-14369 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: RSA Archer GRC Platform prior to 6.2.0.5. 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-2017-14369/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14369/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14369
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14369
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14369

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14369/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.