Improper input validation in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12554

 

Improper input validation in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-12554

Published: October 4, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8679
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-2017-12554
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 input validation flaw in the mibFileServlet servlet. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data to TCP port 8080 or 8443 to rename arbitrary files and execute arbitrary code with System privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12554

Update to version 7.3 E0506.

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