ESA-2017-145: RSA® Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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ESA-2017-145: RSA® Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

EMC Identifier:  ESA-2017-145

CVE Identifier:  CVE-2017-14377
 
Severity Rating: CVSS v3 Base Score: 10 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N)
 
Affected Products:
        .       RSA® Authentication Agent for Web: Apache Web Server version 8.0
        .       RSA® Authentication Agent for Web: Apache Web Server version 8.0.1 prior to Build 618
 
Summary:
A security vulnerability in RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server could potentially lead to 
authentication bypass.
 
Details:
Due to an improper input validation flaw in RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server, a remote malicious 
user can potentially bypass user authentication and gain unauthorized access to resources protected by the agent. The 
privilege level of an unauthorized user who gains access depends on the authorization policy set by the underlying 
application that is using the agent.
 
This vulnerability is only present when the RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web Server is configured to use 
the TCP protocol to communicate with the RSA Authentication Manager server. UDP implementation, which is the default 
configuration, is not vulnerable.  Please refer to the RSA Authentication Agent 8.x for Web for Apache Web Server 
Installation and Configuration Guide for configuration details.  
 
Recommendation:
 
The following release contains resolution for this vulnerability:
        .       RSA Authentication Agent for Web: Apache Web Server version 8.0.1 Build 618
 
RSA recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. RSA Authentication Agent for Web for Apache Web 
Server downloads and documentation can be found at: 
https://community.rsa.com/community/products/securid/authentication-agent-web-apache.

Severity Rating:
For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to the Security Advisories Severity Rating  knowledge base article 
(https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-47147). 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.
 
EOPS Policy:
RSA has a defined End of Primary Support policy associated with all major versions. Please refer to the Product Version 
Life Cycle (https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-40387) for additional details.
 
RSA Link 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, Dell Technologies, distribute RSA Security Advisories in order to bring to the attention of users of the 
affected RSA products, important security information. RSA recommends that all users determine the applicability of 
this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set forth herein is 
provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. RSA disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the 
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall RSA, its 
affiliates or its suppliers, be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, 
consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if RSA, its affiliates or its suppliers have been 
advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability 
for consequential or incidental damages, so the foregoing limitation may not apply.
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