CVE-2017-7220 — OpenText Documentum Content Server allows superuser access via sys_obj_save or s

OpenText Documentum Content Server allows superuser access via sys_obj_save or save of a crafted object, followed by an unauthorized "UPDATE dm_dbo.dm_user_s SET user_privileges=16" command, aka an "RPC save-commands" attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists be

01What is this vulnerability?

OpenText Documentum Content Server allows superuser access via sys_obj_save or save of a crafted object, followed by an unauthorized "UPDATE dm_dbo.dm_user_s SET user_privileges=16" command, aka an "RPC save-commands" attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4532.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-04-21T02:59:00.217
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Apr/61
• gist.github.com — https://gist.github.com/andreybpanfilov/d8792484e13971982c0719ae59ab8c7c
• gist.github.com — https://gist.github.com/andreybpanfilov/e0e60ae9d525a34cca04eb4c89a21e04
• seclists.org — http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2017/Apr/61
• gist.github.com — https://gist.github.com/andreybpanfilov/d8792484e13971982c0719ae59ab8c7c
• gist.github.com — https://gist.github.com/andreybpanfilov/e0e60ae9d525a34cca04eb4c89a21e04