CVE-2017-15546

The Security Console in EMC RSA Authentication Manager 8.2 SP1 P6 and earlier is affected by a blind SQL injection vulnerability. Authenticated malicious users could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read any unencrypted data from the database.

Published: 2018-01-25 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-15546 is rated Moderate Risk (40.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.20%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-15546

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.36% 1.20% +0.84%
2 2025-11-23 0.49% 0.36% -0.13%
3 2025-03-30 — 0.49% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-15546

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-15546

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-15546

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc rsa_authentication_manager <= 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.2:sp1_p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.2:sp1_p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.2:sp1_p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.2:sp1_p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.2:sp1_p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc rsa_authentication_manager 8.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:rsa_authentication_manager:8.2:sp1_p6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-15546

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jan/81 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102838 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040268 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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