# CVE-2020-11844: Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in the Micro Focus Container Deployment Foundation affecting multiple products.

> Attackers can gain unauthorized access to Micro Focus Container Deployment Foundation due to incorrect authorization checks.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 May 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-99j9-w4cp-4529

## What is CVE-2020-11844?

CVE-2020-11844 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Micro Focus ArcSight ESM (when ArcSight Fusion, published on 29 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Micro Focus Container Deployment Foundation component affects products: - Hybrid Cloud Management. Versions 2018.05 to 2019.11. - ArcSight Investigate. versions 2.4.0, 3.0.0 and 3.1.0. - ArcSight Transformation Hub. versions 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0. - ArcSight Interset. version 6.0.0. - ArcSight ESM (when ArcSight Fusion 1.0 is installed). version 7.2.1. - Service Management Automation (SMA). versions 2018.05 to 2020.02 - Operation Bridge Suite (Containerized). Versions 2018.05 to 2020.02. - Network Operation Management. versions 2017.11 to 2019.11. - Data Center Automation Containerized. versions 2018.05 to 2019.11 - Identity Intelligence. versions 1.1.0 and 1.1.1. The vulnerability could be exploited to provide unauthorized access to the Container Deployment Foundation.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11844?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microfocus Service Management Automation.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-11844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-11844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-11844 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-11844 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Micro Focus ArcSight ESM (when ArcSight Fusion, published on 29 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Micro Focus ArcSight ESM (when ArcSight Fusion. 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-2020-11844/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11844/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11844
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11844
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11844

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11844/
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