# CVE-2017-15917: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can create maps as read-only users by forging requests, bypassing authorization controls in PRTG Network Monitor.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 26 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cvjh-ggxm-3jmw

## What is CVE-2017-15917?

CVE-2017-15917 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Oct 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Paessler PRTG Network Monitor 17.3.33.2830, it's possible to create a Map as a read-only user, by forging a request and sending it to the server.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15917?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paessler Prtg Network Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-15917?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15917 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-15917 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15917 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-19410](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19410/): Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Local File Inclusion (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-9276](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-9276/): Paessler PRTG Network Monitor OS Command Injection (high 7.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-10374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10374/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-51630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-51630/): Paessler PRTG Network Monitor Cross-Site Scripting Authentication Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-31452](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31452/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-15917 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-15917 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 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-2017-15917 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-2017-15917/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15917/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15917
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15917
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15917

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15917/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.