HPE Smart Storage Administrator prior 2.60.18.0 command injection
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HPE Smart Storage Administrator. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
A Remote Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Smart Storage Administrator version before v2.60.18.0 was found.
The bug was discovered 01/30/2017. The weakness was presented 01/30/2017 by Matt as [security bulletin] HPESBMU03701 rev.1 - HPE Smart Storage Administrator, Remote Arbitrary Code Execution as confirmed mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-8523 since 10/07/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97859 (HPE Smart Storage Administrator < 2.60.18.0 RCE), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 2.60.18.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (97859) and Exploit-DB (41297).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3
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Exploiting
Class: Command injectionCWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1202
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 97859
Nessus Name: HPE Smart Storage Administrator < 2.60.18.0 RCE
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Saint ID: hp_smart_storage_administrator_command_injection
Saint Name: HP Smart Storage Administrator command injection
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Smart Storage Administrator 2.60.18.0
Suricata ID: 2024063
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Timeline
10/07/2016 🔍10/24/2016 🔍
01/30/2017 🔍
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08/08/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: hpe.comAdvisory: [security bulletin] HPESBMU03701 rev.1 - HPE Smart Storage Administrator, Remote Arbitrary Code Execution
Researcher: Matt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-8523 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 95868 - HP Smart Storage Administrator CVE-2016-8523 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
OSVDB: - HPE Smart Storage Administrator code execution
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 01/31/2017 16:54Updated: 08/08/2020 11:12
Changes: 01/31/2017 16:54 (79), 08/08/2020 11:12 (11)
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