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CVE-2018-6503

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-09-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2.81 or later.
See remediation →
71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
A potential Access Control vulnerability has been identified in ArcSight Management Center (ArcMC) in all versions prior to 2.81. This vulnerability could be exploited to allow for vulnerable Access Controls.

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 · moderate confidence

An access control vulnerability in ArcSight Management Center (ArcMC) versions prior to 2.81 allows exploitation of the platform's access controls, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive management functions and data.

MitigationUpgrade ArcMC to version 2.81 or later to remediate the access control vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
Arcsight Management CenterApplication
Affected:< 2.81

CVSS 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
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify ArcSight Management Center installation
    Locate ArcMC in your environment - check for the application server or services running ArcSight Management Center. Common locations include /opt/arcsight/manager or Windows Program Files paths.
    Affected if ArcMC is present in the environment
  2. Determine installed ArcMC version
    Check the version of the installed ArcMC instance. This is typically found in the product interface under Help > About, or in version files within the installation directory.
    Affected if The version cannot be determined or is below 2.81
  3. Compare version against affected range
    Review the installed version number and compare it to the affected range: versions prior to 2.81.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 2.81 (for example, 2.7, 2.7.1, 2.8, etc.)

If the installed ArcMC version is less than 2.81, the environment is affected by the access control vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2.81 or later
Fixed in 2.81
Interim mitigation

Upgrade ArcMC to version 2.81 or later to remediate the access control vulnerability.

Fix this in Arcsight Management Center Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,120
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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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