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CVE-2020-11844 — Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Micro Focus Container Deployment Foundation component affects products: - Hybrid Cloud Management

Critical CVSS 10

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Micro Focus Container Deployment Foundation component affects products: - Hybrid Cloud Management. Versions 2018.05 to 2019.11. - ArcSight Investigate. versions 2.4.0, 3.0.0 and 3.1.0. - ArcSight Transformation Hub. versions 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0. - ArcSight Interset. version 6.0.0. - ArcSight ESM (when ArcSight Fusion 1.0 is installed). version 7.2.1. - Service Management Automation (SMA). versions 2018.05 to 2020.02 - Operation Bridge Suite (Containerized). Versions 2018.05 to 2020.02. - Network Operation Management. versions 2017.11 to 2019.11. - Data Center Automation Containerized. versions 2018.05 to 2019.11 - Identity Intelligence. versions 1.1.0 and 1.1.1. The vulnerability could be exploited to provide unauthorized access to the Container Deployment Foundation.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
10 (3.1)
Published
2020-05-29
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-863

Affected products

  • microfocus / service_management_automation / 2018.05
  • microfocus / service_management_automation / 2018.08
  • microfocus / service_management_automation / 2018.11
  • microfocus / service_management_automation / 2019.02
  • microfocus / service_management_automation / 2019.05
  • microfocus / service_management_automation / 2019.08

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Matched remediation archetype

Authorization bypass, IDOR, and cross-tenant access

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Check exposure

  • Map object and action authorization checks across API, UI, batch, import/export, and background-job paths.
  • Identify tenant, ownership, role, and policy boundaries for affected resources and administrative operations.
  • Use synthetic fixtures to compare intended access matrices without accessing another user's real data.

Remediate safely

  • Enforce server-side authorization at each resource access and state transition using the authenticated principal and trusted tenant context.
  • Scope data queries by tenant and ownership; treat client-supplied identifiers, roles, and policy claims as untrusted.
  • Add deny-by-default policy tests for horizontal and vertical access across every affected transport.

Authoritative sources

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