CVE-2017-3770 Privilege escalation in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA)

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authenticated user can abuse web interface functionality to execute privileged commands on the underlying operating system.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-3770?

CVE-2017-3770 is a high-severity vulnerability in Lenovo XClarity Administrator (LXCA), published on 22 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in LXCA versions earlier than 1.3.2 where an authenticated user may be able to abuse certain web interface functionality to execute privileged commands within the underlying LXCA operating system.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3770?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lenovo Xclarity Administrator.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3770?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2017-3770 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3770 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hjf4-fpwm-f98g.

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