Directory traversal in HP Intelligent Management Center - CVE-2017-8961
Published: October 31, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9015
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-2017-8961
CWE-ID: CWE-22
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 in HPE Intelligent Management Center due to a directory traversal flaw in flexFileUpload. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists in HPE Intelligent Management Center due to a directory traversal flaw in flexFileUpload. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
HP Intelligent Management Center
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8961
Update to version 7.3 E0506P03.