# CVE-2017-1493: Missing authorization in UrbanCode Deploy

> Authenticated users can modify unauthorized objects in IBM UrbanCode Deploy due to improper access controls.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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:** 9 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-255j-56mh-hp3w

## What is CVE-2017-1493?

CVE-2017-1493 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Urbancode Deploy, published on 9 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) 6.1 and 6.2 could allow an authenticated user to edit objects that they should not have access to due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 128691.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1493?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Urbancode Deploy.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1493?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1493 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1493 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1493 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Urbancode Deploy

- [CVE-2016-8938](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-8938/): File upload in UrbanCode Deploy (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-8900](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-8900/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-4481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4481/): XML external entity in UrbanCode Deploy (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2016-0271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0271/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2017-1149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1149/): XML external entity in UrbanCode Deploy (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1493 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1493 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Urbancode Deploy, published on 9 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1493 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Urbancode Deploy. 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-2017-1493/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1493/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1493
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1493
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1493

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