Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-7691 affects Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center versions 17.10, 17.20, and 18.10. A low-privileged remote user could gain unauthorized access to sensitive information. The main business risk is confidentiality loss in a system that may hold application security findings and related operational data.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for any affected SSC instance that contains sensitive security findings or is broadly reachable. The issue is not rated critical, but confidentiality impact is high and public exploit reference increases urgency.
Technical view
The CVSS 3.0 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating network reachability, low attack complexity, required low privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact. The source bundle does not describe the vulnerable component or root cause. Exploit-DB is listed as a reference, but KEV does not indicate known active exploitation.
Likely exposure
Organizations running Fortify SSC 17.10, 17.20, or 18.10 are potentially exposed, especially if SSC is reachable by broad internal user populations or the internet. Exposure evidence requires confirming deployed version, access controls, and network reachability.
Exploitation context
A public Exploit-DB reference exists, so defenders should assume technical details may be available publicly. The provided sources do not establish active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle.
Researcher notes
The bundle lacks root-cause detail, fixed-version information, and vendor mitigation text. Treat assessment boundaries carefully: affected products are limited to Fortify SSC 17.10, 17.20, and 18.10 as provided.
Mitigation direction
- Identify all Fortify SSC instances and confirm whether versions 17.10, 17.20, or 18.10 are present.
- Review Micro Focus or OpenText advisory KM03298201 for official remediation guidance.
- Restrict SSC access to trusted networks and required users only.
- Review low-privilege SSC accounts and remove unnecessary access.
- Increase monitoring for unusual SSC data access or account activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Fortify SSC deployments and record exact product versions.
- Verify whether any affected versions are reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review SSC audit logs for abnormal access to sensitive project or scan data.
- Confirm vendor-recommended remediation has been applied where applicable.
- Validate that user roles follow least-privilege access.
Public sources used
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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: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
- 45990CVE reference · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03298201CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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