Security restrictions bypass in HP SiteScope - CVE-2017-8951

 

Security restrictions bypass in HP SiteScope - CVE-2017-8951

Published: June 28, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7217
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8951
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Affected software:
HP SiteScope

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient privilege controls. A local attacker can bypass security restriction and gain access to the system.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-8951

Install update from vendor's website.

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