# CVE-2017-15546: SQL injection in EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 P6 and earlier

> Authenticated attackers can exploit blind SQL injection in the Security Console to read unencrypted database data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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:** 25 Jan 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m387-hmw2-cmf7

## What is CVE-2017-15546?

CVE-2017-15546 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 P6 and earlier, published on 25 Jan 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Security Console in EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 P6 and earlier is affected by a blind SQL injection vulnerability. Authenticated malicious users could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read any unencrypted data from the database.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15546?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Rsa Authentication Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15546?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15546 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-15546 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 P6 and earlier

- [CVE-2019-3768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3768/): XML external entity in RSA Authentication Manager (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-11073](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11073/): DSA-2018-152: RSA® Authentication Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-1253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1253/): Stored cross-site scripting vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2012-2279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2279/): Open redirect in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2018-11074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11074/): DSA-2018-152: RSA® Authentication Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15546 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15546 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 P6 and earlier, published on 25 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-2017-15546 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 P6 and earlier. 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-2017-15546/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15546/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15546
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15546
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15546

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15546/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.