Exposed dangerous method or function in HPE Edgeline Servers

1) Exposed dangerous method or function

EUVDB-ID: #VU72464

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36348

CWE-ID: CWE-749 - Exposed Dangerous Method or Function

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of active debug code. A local user can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HPE Edgeline e920t Server Blade: before 04.04.04.300

HPE Edgeline e920d Server Blade: before 04.04.04.300

HPE Edgeline e920 Server Blade: before 04.04.04.300

External links

http://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=hpesbhf04412en_us

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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