Improper input validation in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12504

 

Improper input validation in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12504

Published: August 16, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7911
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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12504
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit 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-2017-12504

Update to version 7.3 (E0506).

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