# CVE-2017-15518: Information disclosure in OnCommand API Services and NetApp Service Level Manager

> NetApp OnCommand API Services and Service Level Manager log privileged database passwords, allowing attackers to read sensitive credentials from logs.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-26jc-2mw8-4jp3

## What is CVE-2017-15518?

CVE-2017-15518 is a high-severity vulnerability in OnCommand API Services and NetApp Service Level Manager, published on 23 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

All versions of OnCommand API Services prior to 2.1 and NetApp Service Level Manager prior to 1.0RC4 log a privileged database user account password. All users are urged to move to a fixed version. Since the affected password is changed during every upgrade/installation no further action is required.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15518?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Netapp Oncommand Api Services, Netapp Service Level Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-15518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OnCommand API Services and NetApp Service Level Manager

- [CVE-2017-8919](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8919/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15518 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15518 is a high-severity vulnerability in OnCommand API Services and NetApp Service Level Manager, published on 23 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OnCommand API Services and NetApp Service Level 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-2017-15518/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15518/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15518
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15518
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15518

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15518/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.