# CVE-2017-1755: Command injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence

> Local attackers can inject commands into files executed by administrators, leading to code execution and privilege escalation in IBM Identity Governance.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:H/S:U/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x9x8-488r-4xrw

## What is CVE-2017-1755?

CVE-2017-1755 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, published on 6 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Security Identity Governance Virtual Appliance 5.2 through 5.2.3.2 could allow a local attacker to inject commands into malicious files that could be executed by the administrator. IBM X-Force ID: 135855.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-1755?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Identity Governance and Intelligence.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-1755?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-1755 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-1755 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence

- [CVE-2017-1407](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1407/): Command injection in Security Identity Manager (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-1483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1483/): Missing authorization in Security Identity Manager (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2018-1756](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1756/): SQL injection in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-4958](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4958/): Missing authorization in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2020-4246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-4246/): XML external entity in Security Identity Governance and Intelligence (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-1755 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-1755 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence, published on 6 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-1755 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence. 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-2017-1755/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1755/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1755
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1755
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-1755

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