CVE-2017-1493
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 · uneditedIBM UrbanCode Deploy (UCD) 6.1 and 6.2 could allow an authenticated user to edit objects that they should not have access to due to improper access controls. IBM X-Force ID: 128691.
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 confidenceIBM UrbanCode Deploy 6.1 and 6.2 contains a broken access control vulnerability where authenticated users can edit objects outside their authorized scope due to improper permission validation. An attacker with valid credentials could escalate privileges by modifying resources they should not have permission to access.
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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= 6.1= 6.1.0.1= 6.1.0.3= 6.1.0.4= 6.1.1.0= 6.1.1.1= 6.1.1.2= 6.1.1.3= 6.1.1.4= 6.1.1.5= 6.1.1.6= 6.1.1.7CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 IBM UrbanCode Deploy versionLog into the IBM UrbanCode Deploy web console and navigate to the About page (typically found under Help > About or Settings > System Information). Alternatively, check the installation directory for a version file or run 'ucd-version' command if available from the command line.Affected if The installed version matches any of: 6.1, 6.1.0.1, 6.1.0.3, 6.1.0.4, 6.1.1.0, 6.1.1.1, 6.1.1.2, 6.1.1.3, 6.1.1.4, 6.1.1.5, 6.1.1.6, 6.1.1.7, or any 6.2.x version prior to 6.2.1.
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Confirm authenticated user access existsVerify that the IBM UrbanCode Deploy application is running and accessible to users. Check the Users and Groups configuration page in the web console to see if any non-admin user accounts exist with login permissions.Affected if The application is running with at least one authenticated user account (non-administrator) that has access to the system.
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Review resource permission assignmentsIn the web console, navigate to Resources > Resource View or the Security > Roles page. Examine which users or groups are assigned to various resource trees and components. Look for any user who has been granted edit or modify permissions on resources outside their expected scope.Affected if Users with limited or scoped permissions are able to modify resources, components, or processes that should be outside their assigned role boundaries.
If you are running IBM UrbanCode Deploy version 6.1.x or 6.2.x with any authenticated non-administrative user accounts, the broken access control vulnerability may allow privilege escalation beyond the user's intended permissions.
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 IBM UrbanCode Deploy to a patched version (6.2.1+ or later per IBM's fix) and review role-based access control (RBAC) configurations to ensure proper object permissions are enforced.
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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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- 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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