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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2017-7220 json

OpenText Documentum Content Server allows superuser access via sys_obj_save or save of a crafted object, followed by an unauthorized "UPDAT…

published 2017-04-21 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16255

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 81%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

OpenText Documentum Content Server allows superuser access via sys_obj_save or save of a crafted object, followed by an unauthorized "UPDATE dm_dbo.dm_user_s SET user_privileges=16" command, aka an "RPC save-commands" attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4532.

Exploit prediction

2.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Apr/61 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/andreybpanfilov/e0e60ae9d525a34cca04eb4c89a21e04 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/andreybpanfilov/d8792484e13971982c0719ae59ab8c7c referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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