CVE-2008-3717
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedHarmoni before 1.6.0 does not require administrative privileges to list (1) user names or (2) asset ids, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceHarmoni before version 1.6.0 contains a broken access control vulnerability where listing user names and asset IDs does not require administrative privileges. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to enumerate sensitive information through direct object references.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.4.7= 0.0.2= 0.0.3= 0.0.4= 0.0.5= 0.1.0= 0.2.0= 0.3.0= 0.3.1= 0.3.2= 0.5.1= 0.6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Harmoni installation versionLocate the version file, about page, or HTTP response headers that expose the Harmoni version numberAffected if The installed version is 1.4.7 or lower, or matches any of these: 0.0.2, 0.0.3, 0.0.4, 0.0.5, 0.1.0, 0.2.0, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.5.1, or 0.6.0
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Test user listing endpoint for authentication bypassSend an HTTP GET request to common user enumeration endpoints (such as /users, /admin/users, or /user/list) without providing any authentication credentialsAffected if The endpoint returns user names, user IDs, or user records without requiring login or returning an authorization error
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Test asset listing endpoint for authentication bypassSend an HTTP GET request to common asset enumeration endpoints (such as /assets, /admin/assets, or /asset/list) without providing any authentication credentialsAffected if The endpoint returns asset IDs, asset names, or asset records without requiring login or returning an authorization error
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Verify authorization on direct object referencesAttempt to access specific user or asset records by ID (such as /user/1 or /asset/1) without authenticationAffected if Sensitive user details or asset information is returned without requiring administrative privileges
You are affected if the installed Harmoni version is 1.6.0 or later OR if user/asset information is accessible without any authentication credentials.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to Harmoni 1.6.0 or later which enforces proper authorization checks requiring administrative privileges for accessing user and asset information.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2008-3717 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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