OpenText Documentum Content Server CVE-2017-7221 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:98038

Info

OpenText Documentum Content Server CVE-2017-7221 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 98038
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2017-7221
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 25 2017 12:00AM
Updated: May 02 2017 02:10AM
Credit: Andrey B. Panfilov.
Vulnerable: OpenText Documentum Content Server 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

OpenText Documentum Content Server CVE-2017-7221 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

OpenText Documentum Content Server is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code within the context of the application. Failed exploit attempts will result in a denial-of-service condition.

Note : This issue is the result of an incomplete fix described in BID 68435 (EMC Documentum Content Server CVE-2014-2513 Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

Exploit / POC

OpenText Documentum Content Server CVE-2017-7221 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information

Solution / Fix

OpenText Documentum Content Server CVE-2017-7221 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

OpenText Documentum Content Server CVE-2017-7221 Incomplete Fix Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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