#VU16517 Information disclosure in Fortify Software Security Center - CVE-2018-7690

 

#VU16517 Information disclosure in Fortify Software Security Center - CVE-2018-7690

Published: December 13, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16517
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-7690
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Fortify Software Security Center
Software vendor:
OpenText

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.

Remediation

Update to version 18.20.

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