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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2015.2495
ESA-2015-142: RSA Archer GRC Platform Multiple Vulnerabilities
25 September 2015
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: RSA Archer GRC
Publisher: EMC
Operating System: Windows
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Existing Account
Modify Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2015-4543 CVE-2015-4542 CVE-2015-4541
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ESA-2015-142: RSA Archer GRC Platform Multiple Vulnerabilities
EMC Identifier: ESA-2015-142
CVE Identifier: CVE-2015-4541, CVE-2015-4542, CVE-2015-4543
Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score: View details below for individual CVSS v2
scores
Affected Products:
RSA Archer version 5.x
Summary:
RSA Archer GRC 5.5.3 platform is designed to contain fixes for multiple
vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to
compromise the affected system.
Details:
The vulnerabilities addressed in RSA Archer GRC Platform 5.5.3 are:
CVE-2015-4541: Multiple stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities
RSA Archer GRC Platform 5.5.3 could potentially be affected by multiple stored
cross-site scripting vulnerabilities. Attackers could potentially exploit
these vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary HTML or Javascript code in a RSA
Archer user?s browser session in the context of an affected RSA Archer
application.
CVSSv2 Base Score: 6.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
CVE-2015-4542: Improper authorization vulnerability
An unauthorized RSA Archer user can potentially read and modify messages on
the Discussion Forum Fields due to improper authorizations checks.
CVSSv2 Base Score: 5.5 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
CVE-2015-4543: Sensitive information exposure vulnerability
In certain circumstances, RSA -Archer user password could potentially be
stored in clear text in the database fields. The attacker with read access to
the database can obtain this password and access Archer application with
privileges of the compromised user.
CVSSv2 Base Score: 7.9 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N)
Recommendation:
RSA recommends all customers upgrade to RSA Archer GRC 5.5.3 at their earliest
opportunity.
5.5 SP3 installers are available through RSA SecureCare Online (SCOL)
https://know ledge.rsasecurity.com.
For additional information on fixes and steps to reduce risk, see the RSA
Archer GRC ESA-2015-142 FAQ at:
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/scolcms/set.aspx?id=10947
Obtaining Downloads:
To obtain the latest RSA product downloads, log on to RSA SecurCare Online at
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com and click Products in the top navigation
menu. Select the specific product whose download you want to obtain. Scroll to
the section for the product download that you want and click on the link.
Obtaining Documentation:
To obtain the Platform documentation, log on to RSA Archer Community at
https://community.emc.com/community/connect/grc_ecosystem/rsa_archer and click
Documents in the top navigation menu. Select the specific category and the
version tag of the Platform version you want. Scroll to the document that you
want and click the document name. If you have any questions on the Community,
please email Archer_Community (at) emc (dot) com. [email concealed]
Severity Rating:
For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to the Knowledge Base Article,
?Security Advisories Severity Rating? at
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/scolcms/knowledge.aspx?solution=a46604 . RSA
recommends all customers take into account both the base score and any
relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the potential
severity associated with particular security vulnerability.
Obtaining More Information:
For more information about RSA Archer GRC in general, visit the public RSA web
site at http://www.emc.com/security/rsa-archer.htm.
RSA Archer Community/Exchange:
https://community.emc.com/community/connect/grc_ecosystem/rsa_archer
Getting Support and Service:
For customers with current maintenance contracts, contact your local RSA
Customer Support center with any additional questions regarding this RSA
SecurCare Note. For contact telephone numbers or e-mail addresses, log on to
RSA SecurCare Online at https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com, click Help &
Contact, and then click the Contact Us - Phone tab or the Contact Us - Email
tab.
General Customer Support Information:
http://www.emc.com/support/rsa/index.htm
RSA SecurCare Online:
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com
EOPS Policy:
RSA has a defined End of Primary Support policy associated with all major
versions. Please refer to the link below for additional details.
http://www.emc.com/support/rsa/eops/index.htm
SecurCare Online Security Advisories
Read and use the information in this RSA Security Advisory to assist in
avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If
you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact RSA Software
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including without limitation, its ultimate parent company, EMC Corporation,
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