# CVE-2017-5738: Information disclosure in Unite App

> An attacker with network access can cause denial of service and information disclosure in the Intel Unite App admin portal.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Nov 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-76j8-5m68-735c

## What is CVE-2017-5738?

CVE-2017-5738 is a critical vulnerability in Intel Corporation Unite App, published on 16 Nov 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Escalation of privilege vulnerability in admin portal for Intel Unite App versions 3.1.32.12, 3.1.41.18 and 3.1.45.26 allows an attacker with network access to cause a denial of service and/or information disclosure.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5738?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Intel Unite.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5738?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5738 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Intel Corporation Unite App

- [CVE-2019-0172](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0172/): Privilege escalation in Intel Unite(R) Client for Android (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-0101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-0101/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-0098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0098/): Privilege escalation in Intel Unite(R) Client for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-0102](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-0102/): Privilege escalation in Intel Unite(R) Client for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-25773](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25773/): Privilege escalation in Intel(R) Unite(R) Hub software installer for Windows (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5738 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5738 is a critical vulnerability in Intel Corporation Unite App, published on 16 Nov 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-2017-5738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Intel Corporation Unite App. 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-2017-5738/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5738/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5738
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5738
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5738

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