HP Openview Select Access up to 6.0 UTF-8 Unicode URL privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in HP Openview Select Access up to 6.0 (Network Management Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component UTF-8 Unicode Handler. The manipulation as part of a URL leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HP OpenView Select Access 5.0 through 6.0 does not correctly decode UTF-8 encoded unicode characters in a URL, which could allow remote attackers to bypass access restrictions.

The weakness was shared 07/27/2004 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-0709 since 07/20/2004. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (16247).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1068

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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05/26/2004 🔍
07/20/2004 +55 days 🔍
07/27/2004 +7 days 🔍
07/27/2004 +0 days 🔍
12/05/2014 +3783 days 🔍
07/07/2017 +945 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0709 (🔍)
X-Force: 16247 - HP OpenView Select Access gain access
SecurityFocus: 10414 - HP OpenView Select Access Unicode Remote Access Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2014 10:55
Updated: 07/07/2017 10:54
Changes: 12/05/2014 10:55 (52), 07/07/2017 10:54 (4)
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