# CVE-2018-5489: Missing authorization in 7-Mode Transition Tool

> Authenticated users can access restricted file information and status due to missing authorization checks in the NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2g6x-rfgr-7f5j

## What is CVE-2018-5489?

CVE-2018-5489 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Netapp 7-Mode Transition Tool, published on 3 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool allows users with valid credentials to access functions and information which may have been intended to be restricted to administrators or privileged users. 7MTT versions below 2.0 do not enforce user authorization rules on file information and status that it has previously collected. The released version of 7MTT has been updated to maintain and verify authorization rules for file information, status and utilities.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5489?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netapp 7-Mode Transition Tool.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-5489?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-5489 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netapp 7-Mode Transition Tool

- [CVE-2020-14664](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14664/): Code injection in Java (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2022-21271](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21271/): Denial of service in Solaris Operating System (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-5489 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-5489 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Netapp 7-Mode Transition Tool, published on 3 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5489 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netapp 7-Mode Transition Tool. 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-2018-5489/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5489/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5489
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5489
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5489

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5489/
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