# CVE-2017-5802: Privilege escalation in Vertica Analytics Platform

> Remote attackers can gain privileged access to the HPE Vertica Analytics Platform database system.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 15 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mrfr-p4j4-54cw

## What is CVE-2017-5802?

CVE-2017-5802 is a critical vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Vertica Analytics Platform, published on 15 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Remote Gain Privileged Access vulnerability in HPE Vertica Analytics Platform version v4.1 and later was found.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5802?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opentext Vertica.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5802?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Vertica Analytics Platform

- [CVE-2016-2002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2002/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2015-6867](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6867/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-12453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12453/): Improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability has been discovered in OpenText™ Vertica. (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2025-12454](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12454/): Improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability has been discovered in OpenText™ Vertica. (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2025-12455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12455/): Username Enumeration Observable Response Discrepancy vulnerability has been discovered in OpenText™ Vertica. (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5802 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5802 is a critical vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Vertica Analytics Platform, published on 15 Feb 2018. 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-2017-5802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Vertica Analytics Platform. 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-2017-5802/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5802/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5802
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5802
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5802

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