CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-5572

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Jan 30, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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An issue was discovered in Linux Foundation xapi in Citrix XenServer through 7.0. An authenticated read-only administrator can corrupt the host database.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
XenserverCitrix6.0.2 (including)6.0.2 (including)
XenserverCitrix6.2.0 (including)6.2.0 (including)
XenserverCitrix6.5 (including)6.5 (including)
XenserverCitrix7.0 (including)7.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References