# CVE-2017-7220: Privilege escalation in n/a

> An attacker can escalate privileges to superuser by crafting a specific object save command, leading to unauthorized database updates and potential code execution.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p6qm-gff4-54rj

## What is CVE-2017-7220?

CVE-2017-7220 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OpenText Documentum Content Server allows superuser access via sys_obj_save or save of a crafted object, followed by an unauthorized "UPDATE dm_dbo.dm_user_s SET user_privileges=16" command, aka an "RPC save-commands" attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4532.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7220?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Opentext Documentum Content Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-7220?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-7220 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-7220 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-15012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15012/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-15013](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15013/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-15276](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15276/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-7221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7221/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-5585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5585/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-7220 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-7220 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7220 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2017-7220/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7220/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7220
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7220
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-7220

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-7220/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.