Cross-site scripting in HP Network Automation

Published: 2018-05-14

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-6492 CVE-2018-6493
CWE-ID	CWE-79 CWE-89
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	HP Network Automation Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration
Vendor	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU12600

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6492

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The weakness exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HP Network Automation: 10.00 - 10.51

External links

http://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03158014

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) SQL injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU12601