Multiple vulnerabilities in HPE iMC PLAT

Published: 2018-01-29

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2017-8984 CVE-2017-8983
CWE-ID	CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	HPE iMC PLAT Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc
Vendor	HPE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU10320

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8984

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) PLAT due to unspecified flaws. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary commands, write or delete arbitrary files with SYSTEM or root privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update to version 7.3 E0506P07.

Vulnerable software versions

HPE iMC PLAT: 7.3 E0506P03

External links

http://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=hpesbhf03811en_us

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Remote code execution

EUVDB-ID: #VU10321