What is CVE-2017-7420?

CVE-2017-7420 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer, Server, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2017-7420?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer, Server

CVE-2017-7420

An Authentication Bypass (CWE-287) vulnerability in ESMAC (aka Enterprise Server Monitor and Control) in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server 2.3 and earlier, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, and 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.024 (82.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Micro Focus Enterprise Developer, Server — versions All versions before 2.3 Update 1, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9
Microfocus Enterprise_developer — versions 2.3
Microfocus Enterprise_server — versions 2.3
Microfocus Enterprise_server_monitor_and_control

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7420?: CVE-2017-7420 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer, Server, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2017-7420?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.