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ESA-2016-047: RSA Archer® GRC Platform Sensitive Information Disclosure 
Vulnerability


EMC Identifier: ESA-2016-047

CVE Identifier: CVE-2016-0899

Severity Rating: CVSS v3 Base Score:  6.3 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products:
·        RSA Archer version 5.5.x
 
Summary: 
RSA Archer GRC 5.5.3.4 platform contains a fix designed to remedy a sensitive 
information disclosure vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by 
malicious users to compromise an affected system. 

Details: 
RSA Archer GRC is potentially affected by a sensitive information disclosure 
vulnerability. RSA Archer GRC on upgrade (to one of the affected versions 
mentioned above) creates a backup copy (.bak) of the web.config file. IIS on 
RSA Archer GRC allows an authenticated user to configure Multipurpose Internet 
Mail Extensions (MIME) type to allow reading/downloading .bak file. An attacker 
can make a HTTP request to read/download the .bak file which may contain 
sensitive information like RSA Archer webserver's username and password.
 
Recommendation:
 
RSA recommends all customers upgrade to the version mentioned below at the 
earliest opportunity.
·        RSA Archer GRC 5.5.3.4
 
5.5 SP3 P4 installers are available through RSA SecureCare Online (SCOL) 
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/scolcms/

Severity Rating:
 For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to the Knowledge Base Article, 
“Security Advisories Severity Rating” at 
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/scolcms/knowledge.aspx?solution=a46604. 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.

Obtaining Downloads:
To obtain the latest RSA product downloads, log on to RSA SecurCare Online at 
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com and click Products in the top navigation 
menu. Select the specific product whose download you want to obtain. Scroll to 
the section for the product download that you want and click on the link.

Obtaining Documentation:
To obtain the Platform documentation, log on to RSA Archer Community at 
https://community.emc.com/community/connect/grc_ecosystem/rsa_archer and click 
Documents in the top navigation menu. Select the specific category and the 
version tag of the Platform version you want. Scroll to the document that you 
want and click the document name. If you have any questions on the Community, 
please email archer_commun...@emc.com.

Severity Rating:
For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to the Knowledge Base Article, 
“Security Advisories Severity Rating” at 
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/scolcms/knowledge.aspx?solution=a46604. 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.

Obtaining More Information:
For more information about RSA Archer GRC in general, visit the public RSA web 
site at http://www.emc.com/security/rsa-archer.htm.

RSA Archer Community/Exchange:
https://community.emc.com/community/connect/grc_ecosystem/rsa_archer

Getting Support and Service:
For customers with current maintenance contracts, contact your local RSA 
Customer Support center with any additional questions regarding this RSA 
SecurCare Note. For contact telephone numbers or e-mail addresses, log on to 
RSA SecurCare Online at https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com, click Help & 
Contact, and then click the Contact Us - Phone tab or the Contact Us - Email 
tab.

General Customer Support Information:
https://www.rsa.com/en-us/support

RSA SecurCare Online:
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com

EOPS Policy:
RSA has a defined End of Primary Support policy associated with all major 
versions. Please refer to the link below for additional details. 
https://community.rsa.com/docs/DOC-40387

SecurCare Online 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, EMC Corporation, 
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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