# CVE-2017-5786: Missing authorization in OfficeConnect Network Switches

> A local attacker can modify data on HPE OfficeConnect Network Switches due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j3w9-4qwp-6gq3

## What is CVE-2017-5786?

CVE-2017-5786 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise OfficeConnect Network Switches, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A local Unauthorized Data Modification vulnerability in HPE OfficeConnect Network Switches version PT.02.01 including PT.01.03 through PT.01.14

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5786?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Hp Officeconnect 1820 24g Poe\+ \(185w\) Switch J9983a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 24g Switch J9980a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 48g Poe\+ \(370w\) Switch J9984a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 48g Switch J9981a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 8g Poe\+ \(65w\) Switch J9982a Firmware, Hp Officeconnect 1820 8g Switch J9979a Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5786?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5786 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5786 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise OfficeConnect Network Switches

- [CVE-2022-37934](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-37934/): Path traversal in HPE OfficeConnect 1820 and 1850 Switch Series (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5786 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5786 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise OfficeConnect Network Switches, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise OfficeConnect Network Switches. 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-2017-5786/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5786/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5786
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5786
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5786

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5786/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.