CVE-2017-18376 json
An improper authorization check in the User API in TheHive before 2.13.4 and 3.x before 3.3.1 allows users with read-only or read/write acc…
published 2019-06-02 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9492
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.9%
- EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An improper authorization check in the User API in TheHive before 2.13.4 and 3.x before 3.3.1 allows users with read-only or read/write access to escalate their privileges to the administrator's privileges. This affects app/controllers/UserCtrl.scala.
Patch / fix
- strangebee thehive 2.13.4, 3.3.1
Exploit prediction
1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
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 | 6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
-
github.com
/TheHive-Project/TheHive/issues/408
patch, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/TheHive-Project/TheHive/releases/tag/3.3.1
third-party-advisory
- gist.github.com /RaJiska/c1b4521aefd77ed43b06045ca05e2591
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-18376
- NVD CVE-2017-18376
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