CVE-2017-15012 Path traversal in n/a
Authenticated users can hijack arbitrary files via improper input validation in the PUT_FILE RPC command, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15012?
CVE-2017-15012 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OpenText Documentum Content Server (formerly EMC Documentum Content Server) through 7.3 does not properly validate the input of the PUT_FILE RPC-command, which allows any authenticated user to hijack an arbitrary file from the Content Server filesystem; because some files on the Content Server filesystem are security-sensitive, this leads to privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opentext Documentum Content Server.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-15012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p3c6-gpgq-fm87.