IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) update for Apache HTTP Server

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93541

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38474

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in mod_rewrite when parsing encoded question marks in backreferences. A remote attacker can execute scripts in directories permitted by the configuration but not directly reachable by any URL or source disclosure of scripts meant to only to be executed as CGI.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC): before 10.2.1040.0 SP3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:hmc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178937

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.