Information disclosure in Fortify Software Security Center - CVE-2018-7691
Published: December 13, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16518
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7691
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: OpenText
Affected software:
Fortify Software Security Center
Fortify Software Security Center
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in the SSC REST API. A remote attacker can gain access to arbitrary details of the Local and LDAP users via POST method and to arbitrary details of other user's Fortify projects via GET method.
The weakness exists due to Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in the SSC REST API. A remote attacker can gain access to arbitrary details of the Local and LDAP users via POST method and to arbitrary details of other user's Fortify projects via GET method.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7691
Update to version 18.20.