Improper input validation in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12522
Published: August 16, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7929
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-2017-12522
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.
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-2017-12522
Update to version 7.3 (E0506).