CVE-2017-3183
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 · uneditedSage XRT Treasury, version 3, fails to properly restrict database access to authorized users, which may enable any authenticated user to gain full access to privileged database functions. Sage XRT Treasury is a business finance management application. Database user access privileges are determined by the USER_CODE field associated with the querying user. By modifying the USER_CODE value to match that of a privileged user, a low-privileged, authenticated user may gain privileged access to the SQL database. A remote, authenticated user can submit specially crafted SQL queries to gain privileged access to the application database.
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 confidenceSage XRT Treasury version 3 improperly trusts client-supplied USER_CODE values when determining database access privileges. Any authenticated user can manipulate this parameter to impersonate privileged users and gain unauthorized full access to the SQL database, including elevated database functions.
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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= 3.0CVSS 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
- 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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Identify Sage XRT Treasury installationLocate the Sage XRT Treasury application on the system by checking installed programs list, installation directory, or running processes related to Sage XRTAffected if Sage XRT Treasury is installed on the system
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Confirm product versionCheck the installed version of Sage XRT Treasury (typically via application properties, about dialog, or installation metadata) and compare to version 3.0Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.0
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Determine if web interface is enabledCheck if the Sage XRT Treasury web or client interface is active and accessible, as this vulnerability exploits client-supplied parameters through the interfaceAffected if The web or client interface is enabled and accessible to users
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Verify database connectivity configurationInspect the database connection settings and authentication configuration to determine if the application relies on client-supplied USER_CODE parameters for access controlAffected if The application configuration allows client-supplied USER_CODE values to determine database access privileges without server-side validation
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Audit user privilege assignmentsReview database user privilege assignments and role mappings within the application to identify if lower-privilege users could manipulate USER_CODE to elevate accessAffected if The privilege model permits user impersonation through parameter manipulation
A system is affected if Sage XRT Treasury version 3.0 is installed with its interface enabled and the application trusts client-supplied USER_CODE values for database access control.
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 dataImplement server-side enforcement of user privileges using session-bound authentication tokens rather than client-supplied USER_CODE values, combined with parameterized queries to prevent manipulation. Apply vendor patch when available.
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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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