# CVE-2017-1613: Information disclosure in Connections

> Unauthenticated attackers can access non-sensitive Engagement Center template data in IBM Connections.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cv7v-5q67-qh25

## What is CVE-2017-1613?

CVE-2017-1613 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Connections, published on 11 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Connections 6.0 could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain unauthenticated or unauthorized access to non-sensitive Engagement Center template data. IBM X-Force ID: 132954.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1613?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Connections.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1613?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1613 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1613 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Connections

- [CVE-2016-3007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-3007/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-5038](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5038/): XML external entity in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-1748](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1748/): Open redirect in Connections (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2015-7461](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7461/): XML external entity in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2016-2999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2999/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1613 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1613 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Connections, published on 11 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Connections. 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-2017-1613/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1613/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1613
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1613
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1613

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1613/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.