CVE-2017-7420 is an Authentication Bypass vulnerability (CWE-287) affecting Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server versions 2.3 and earlier, 2.3 Update 1 before Hotfix 8, and 2.3 Update 2 before Hotfix 9, specifically within the ESMAC component. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to view and alter configuration information, as well as modify the state of the running product. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_developer:2.3:update2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:enterprise_server:2.3:update1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.