# CVE-2019-17272: Privilege escalation in ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility

> An administrative user can escalate privileges in the ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility, requiring attention from NetApp administrators.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-934m-9pqh-f3w8

## What is CVE-2019-17272?

CVE-2019-17272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

All versions of ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility are susceptible to a vulnerability which when successfully exploited could allow an administrative user to escalate their privileges.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17272?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-17272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-17272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-17272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility

- [CVE-2020-35527](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35527/): Memory corruption in sqlite (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-11656](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11656/): Use after free in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-5509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5509/): Code injection in ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-5504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5504/): Missing authorization in ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-5505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5505/): Information disclosure in ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-17272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-17272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netapp Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility. 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-2019-17272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-17272

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17272/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.