# CVE-2017-15276: Path traversal in n/a

> Authenticated users can escalate privileges to superuser via path traversal in TAR archive unpacking within OpenText Documentum Content Server.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 13 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c25x-pq2r-jrx2

## What is CVE-2017-15276?

CVE-2017-15276 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 contains the following design gap, which allows an authenticated user to gain superuser privileges: Content Server allows uploading content using batches (TAR archives). When unpacking TAR archives, Content Server fails to verify the contents of an archive, which causes a path traversal vulnerability via symlinks. Because some files on the Content Server filesystem are security-sensitive, this leads to privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15276?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opentext Documentum Content Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15276?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15276 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-15276 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15276 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- OpenText Documentum Content Server - Privilege Escalation (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-15012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15012/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-15013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15013/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7221/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7220](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7220/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-5585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5585/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15276 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15276 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15276 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2017-15276/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15276/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15276
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15276
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15276

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