Path Traversal in Opentext Documentum Content Server
CVE-2017-15276
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.095 (94.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Opentext Documentum_content_server
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15276?
- CVE-2017-15276 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opentext Documentum Content Server, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15276?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.