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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2016.1515
ESA-2016-047: RSA Archer GRC Platform Sensitive Information
Disclosure Vulnerability
15 June 2016
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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
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2016-0899
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ESA-2016-047: RSA Archer GRC Platform Sensitive Information Disclosure
Vulnerability
EMC Identifier: ESA-2016-047
CVE Identifier: CVE-2016-0899
Severity Rating: CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.3 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products:
RSA Archer version 5.5.x
Summary:
RSA Archer GRC 5.5.3.4 platform contains a fix designed to remedy a sensitive
information disclosure vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by
malicious users to compromise an affected system.
Details:
RSA Archer GRC is potentially affected by a sensitive information disclosure
vulnerability. RSA Archer GRC on upgrade (to one of the affected versions
mentioned above) creates a backup copy (.bak) of the web.config file. IIS on
RSA Archer GRC allows an authenticated user to configure Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions (MIME) type to allow reading/downloading .bak file. An
attacker can make a HTTP request to read/download the .bak file which may
contain sensitive information like RSA Archer webserver's username and
password.
Recommendation:
RSA recommends all customers upgrade to the version mentioned below at the
earliest opportunity.
RSA Archer GRC 5.5.3.4
5.5 SP3 P4 installers are available through RSA SecureCare Online (SCOL)
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/scolcms/
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 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 () emc com.
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:
https://www.rsa.com/en-us/support
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.
https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-40387
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
Technical Support at 1-800-995-5095. RSA Security LLC and its affiliates,
including without limitation, its ultimate parent company, EMC Corporation,
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