Security restrictions bypass in Sentinel License Manager - CVE-2017-12822

 

Security restrictions bypass in Sentinel License Manager - CVE-2017-12822

Published: February 5, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10371
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12822
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Gemalto
Affected software:
Sentinel License Manager

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper access controls. A remote attacker can enable license manager web interface as a default configuration and bypass security restrictions to perform further attacks.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12822

Update to version 7.6.

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