CVE-2017-3745 Information disclosure in XClarity Administrator

High 7.8 Published Updated

Non-admin users can access sensitive password data for local LDAP accounts, potentially leading to privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-3745?

CVE-2017-3745 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo Group Ltd. XClarity Administrator, published on 20 Jun 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA) before 1.3.0, if service data is downloaded from LXCA, a non-administrative user may have access to password information for users that have previously authenticated to the LXCA's internal LDAP server, including administrative accounts and service accounts with administrative privileges. This is an issue only for users who have used local authentication with LXCA and not remote authentication against external LDAP or ADFS servers.

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3745?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lenovo Xclarity Administrator.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3745?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3745 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-3745 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3745 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h6cc-cf9q-cgxh.

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