# CVE-2018-15780: DSA-2018-224: RSA Archer GRC Platform Improper Access Control Vulnerability

> Remote attackers can bypass authorization checks to read restricted user information in RSA Archer GRC Platform.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 3 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wmrp-q5cf-3358

## What is CVE-2018-15780?

CVE-2018-15780 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell RSA Archer, published on 3 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RSA Archer versions prior to 6.5.0.1 contain an improper access control vulnerability. A remote malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to bypass authorization checks and gain read access to restricted user information.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15780?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rsa Archer Grc Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-15780?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15780 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-15780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell RSA Archer

- [CVE-2019-3715](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3715/): Information Exposure Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-3716](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3716/): Information Exposure Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-14371](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14371/): Cross-site scripting in RSA Archer GRC Platform prior to 6.2.0.5 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-14372](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14372/): Cross-site scripting in RSA Archer GRC Platform prior to 6.2.0.5 (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-14370](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14370/): Cross-site scripting in RSA Archer GRC Platform versions prior to 6.2.0.5 (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-15780 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-15780 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell RSA Archer, published on 3 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell RSA Archer. 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-2018-15780/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15780/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15780
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15780
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15780

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