# CVE-2017-15914: PYSEC-2018-105 - Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-15914-borg-improper-access-control-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2018-02-08  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2017-15914 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2018-02-08

Incorrect implementation of access controls allows remote users to override repository restrictions in Borg servers 1.1.x before 1.1.3.

Technologies: [borgbackup (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/borgbackup). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-15914 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-15914 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2017-15914?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 8 February 2018.

**Which products and versions are affected?** borgbackup (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.1.0b1,fixed=1.1.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-15914?** Yes. borgbackup (PyPI): upgrade to 1.1.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-15914?** Check whether you run borgbackup (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- borgbackup (PyPI): upgrade to 1.1.3 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "borgbackup>=1.1.3"
  ```


## Affected products

- borgbackup (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.1.0b1,fixed=1.1.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2017-15914
- GHSA-8q8v-28rm-qw4w
- PYSEC-2018-105

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