What is the severity of CVE-2017-15276?

CVE-2017-15276 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2017-15276?

To fix CVE-2017-15276, users should upgrade OpenText Documentum Content Server to a version above 7.3.

What type of attack does CVE-2017-15276 enable?

CVE-2017-15276 allows an authenticated user to gain superuser privileges through the exploitation of design flaws in TAR archive handling.

Who is affected by CVE-2017-15276?

CVE-2017-15276 affects all versions of OpenText Documentum Content Server up to and including 7.3.

Can CVE-2017-15276 be exploited remotely?

Exploitation of CVE-2017-15276 requires authenticated access, so it cannot be directly exploited remotely.

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CVE-2017-15276

high

8.8

CWE

13/10/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-15276: Path Traversal

First published: Fri Oct 13 2017(Updated: )

OpenText Documentum Content Server (formerly EMC Documentum Content Server) through 7.3 contains the following design gap, which allows an authenticated user to gain superuser privileges: Content Server allows uploading content using batches (TAR archives). When unpacking TAR archives, Content Server fails to verify the contents of an archive, which causes a path traversal vulnerability via symlinks. Because some files on the Content Server filesystem are security-sensitive, this leads to privilege escalation.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
OpenText Documentum Content Server	<=7.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15276?
CVE-2017-15276 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15276?
To fix CVE-2017-15276, users should upgrade OpenText Documentum Content Server to a version above 7.3.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-15276 enable?
CVE-2017-15276 allows an authenticated user to gain superuser privileges through the exploitation of design flaws in TAR archive handling.
Who is affected by CVE-2017-15276?
CVE-2017-15276 affects all versions of OpenText Documentum Content Server up to and including 7.3.
Can CVE-2017-15276 be exploited remotely?
Exploitation of CVE-2017-15276 requires authenticated access, so it cannot be directly exploited remotely.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15276?
CVE-2017-15276 is classified as a critical vulnerability due to its potential for privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15276?
To fix CVE-2017-15276, users should upgrade OpenText Documentum Content Server to a version above 7.3.
What type of attack does CVE-2017-15276 enable?
CVE-2017-15276 allows an authenticated user to gain superuser privileges through the exploitation of design flaws in TAR archive handling.
Who is affected by CVE-2017-15276?
CVE-2017-15276 affects all versions of OpenText Documentum Content Server up to and including 7.3.
Can CVE-2017-15276 be exploited remotely?
Exploitation of CVE-2017-15276 requires authenticated access, so it cannot be directly exploited remotely.