# CVE-2017-1483: Missing authorization in Security Identity Manager

> Anonymous users can access protected resources in IBM Security Identity Manager Adapters due to missing authentication checks.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-634p-j2xc-x69m

## What is CVE-2017-1483?

CVE-2017-1483 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, published on 27 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Identity Manager Adapters 6.0 and 7.0 does not perform an authentication check for a critical resource or functionality allowing anonymous users access to protected areas. IBM X-Force ID: 128621.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1483?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Ibm Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, Ibm Security Identity Manager, Ibm Security Privileged Identity Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1483?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1483 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1483 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Manager

- [CVE-2017-1407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1407/): Command injection in Security Identity Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1756](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1756/): SQL injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-4958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4958/): Missing authorization in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2020-4246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4246/): XML external entity in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2020-4791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4791/): Weak cryptography in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1483 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1483 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Manager, published on 27 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1483 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Identity Manager. 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-2017-1483/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1483/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1483
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1483
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1483

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