Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-7690 affects Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center versions 17.10, 17.20, and 18.10. It can allow remote unauthorized access, with the main business risk being exposure of sensitive security testing data. The CVSS score is medium, but confidentiality impact is rated high.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority remediation item, escalating if affected SSC systems contain sensitive application findings or are broadly reachable. The issue primarily threatens confidentiality, which matters because Fortify SSC can centralize vulnerability data across applications.
Technical view
The CVSS v3.0 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. A network-accessible, low-complexity attack requiring low privileges may result in high confidentiality impact, with no stated integrity or availability impact. No CWE is listed in the provided sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running Fortify SSC 17.10, 17.20, or 18.10. Risk increases if SSC is reachable from broad internal networks or the internet, or if low-privilege accounts are widely available.
Exploitation context
The source bundle includes an Exploit-DB reference, indicating public exploit information exists. CISA KEV status is false, and the provided sources do not establish active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse in the provided bundle. The CVE description states remote unauthorized access, but does not describe the vulnerable component, root cause, or vendor fix. The Exploit-DB reference should inform risk assessment without being used for offensive validation steps.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all Fortify SSC deployments and record exact versions.
- Check Micro Focus advisory KM03298201 for vendor-approved remediation.
- Prioritize remediation for internet-facing or broadly reachable SSC systems.
- Restrict SSC access to trusted administrative and developer networks.
- Review account access for unnecessary low-privilege users.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether any SSC instance runs version 17.10, 17.20, or 18.10.
- Verify SSC is not exposed to untrusted networks.
- Review SSC authentication and authorization logs for unusual access.
- Compare deployed version and configuration against vendor advisory guidance.
- Document whether public exploit exposure changes internal risk rating.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- 45989CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03298201CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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