CVE-2016-0888
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 · uneditedEMC Documentum D2 before 4.6 lacks intended ACLs for configuration objects, which allows remote authenticated users to modify objects via unspecified vectors.
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 confidenceEMC Documentum D2 before version 4.6 has a missing access control list (ACL) enforcement vulnerability on configuration objects. Authenticated remote users can modify configuration objects they should not have permission to access, due to intended ACLs not being applied to these objects.
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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<= 4.5CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Determine Documentum D2 installed versionCheck the installed version of EMC Documentum D2 in the system. This is typically visible in the D2 installation directory, the Documentum Administrator interface, or the D2 application itself under Help > About or similar version information location.Affected if The installed version is 4.5 or any version lower than 4.5
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Identify configuration objects in D2Locate configuration objects within the EMC Documentum D2 application. These are typically objects that store application settings, workflows, or system configurations managed through the D2 configuration management interface.Affected if Configuration objects exist in the D2 environment and the version is 4.5 or lower
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Verify ACL enforcement on configuration objectsAttempt to verify whether access control lists are being properly applied to configuration objects. This may involve reviewing the ACL properties on configuration objects through the Documentum administrator tools or D2 configuration interface to confirm if ACLs are enforced as intended.Affected if ACLs are not being applied or enforced on configuration objects, meaning any authenticated user can potentially modify them regardless of intended permissions
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Test unauthorized access to configuration objectsAs an authenticated user with limited permissions, attempt to access or modify configuration objects that should be restricted based on the user's role. Document the results to determine if permission boundaries are being enforced.Affected if Users can modify configuration objects they should not have permission to access, confirming the missing ACL enforcement vulnerability is present
A user is affected if EMC Documentum D2 version 4.5 or lower is installed AND authenticated users can access or modify configuration objects that should be restricted by ACLs.
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 EMC Documentum D2 to version 4.6 or later where proper ACLs are enforced on configuration objects. After upgrade, audit configuration object permissions to confirm the vulnerability is remediated.
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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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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
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