# CVE-2018-6503: Missing authorization in ArcSight Management Center

> Attackers can bypass access controls to perform unauthorized actions or download files in ArcSight Management Center.

- **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:** 20 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5m24-r73j-2wrc

## What is CVE-2018-6503?

CVE-2018-6503 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Micro Focus ArcSight Management Center, published on 20 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A potential Access Control vulnerability has been identified in ArcSight Management Center (ArcMC) in all versions prior to 2.81. This vulnerability could be exploited to allow for vulnerable Access Controls.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6503?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Arcsight Management Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-6503?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-6503 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus ArcSight Management Center

- [CVE-2018-6500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6500/): Path traversal in ArcSight Management Center (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-6505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6505/): Path traversal in ArcSight Management Center (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-6501](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6501/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-6502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6502/): Cross-site scripting in ArcSight Management Center (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2019-3486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3486/): ArcSight Security Management Center stored cross site script issue in version prior to 2.9.1 (medium 4.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-6503 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-6503 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Micro Focus ArcSight Management Center, published on 20 Sep 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-2018-6503 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus ArcSight Management Center. 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-2018-6503/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6503/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6503
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6503
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6503

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