Improper input validation in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12488

 

Improper input validation in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12488

Published: August 16, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7895
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12488
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated user can send specially crafted beanName parameter values, inject Java Server Faces (JSF) expressions and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Affected software

HP Intelligent Management Center

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12488

Update to version 7.3 (E0506).


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