Improper input validation in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12500

 

Improper input validation in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12500

Published: August 16, 2017 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7907
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12500
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
Affected software:
HP Intelligent Management Center

Detailed vulnerability description

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.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12500

Update to version 7.3 (E0506).

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