An improper authorization check in the User API in TheHive before 2.13.4 and 3.x before…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
An improper authorization check in the User API in TheHive before 2.13.4 and 3.x before 3.3.1 allows users with read-only or read/write access to escalate their privileges to the administrator's privileges. This affects app/controllers/UserCtrl.scala.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01864 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:strangebee:thehive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.13.4; 3.0.0 to before 3.3.1 | Vulnerable | StrangeBee |
- cpe:2.3:a:strangebee:thehive:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.13.4; 3.0.0 to before 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·StrangeBee
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-18376
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rrxx-c69g-x9hr
References
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Sources
- CVE-2017-18376 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-18376 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rrxx-c69g-x9hr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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