CVE-2011-0274 in Business Availability Center
Summary
by MITRE
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HP Business Availability Center (BAC) 7.x through 7.55 and 8.x through 8.05, and Business Service Management (BSM) through 9.01, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 01/08/2018
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2011-0274 represents a critical cross-site scripting flaw affecting Hewlett Packard's Business Availability Center and Business Service Management platforms. This vulnerability exists within versions 7.x through 7.55 and 8.x through 8.05 of BAC, alongside BSM versions through 9.01, creating a substantial attack surface for malicious actors seeking to exploit web application security weaknesses. The flaw enables remote attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts or HTML content through unspecified vectors, potentially compromising user sessions and data integrity.
The technical nature of this vulnerability aligns with CWE-79, which specifically addresses cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in web applications. This classification indicates that the flaw occurs when an application fails to properly validate or sanitize user input before incorporating it into dynamically generated web pages. The unspecified attack vectors suggest that multiple entry points within the affected platforms could serve as potential exploitation routes, making the vulnerability particularly concerning for security professionals tasked with protecting enterprise monitoring and management systems.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple script injection, as it could enable attackers to hijack user sessions, steal sensitive business intelligence, or manipulate critical system functions within the monitored business environments. Organizations utilizing these HP platforms for business availability monitoring and service management would face significant risks including unauthorized access to business-critical data, potential disruption of service monitoring capabilities, and exposure of sensitive operational metrics. The remote nature of the attack means that threat actors could exploit this vulnerability from external networks without requiring physical access to the affected systems.
Security mitigations for CVE-2011-0274 should prioritize immediate patch application from HP, as this represents a critical vulnerability requiring prompt remediation. Organizations should also implement input validation controls and output encoding mechanisms to prevent malicious scripts from being executed within the application context. Network segmentation and monitoring solutions should be deployed to detect potential exploitation attempts, while security teams should conduct comprehensive vulnerability assessments to identify any additional attack vectors within their HP platform deployments. The ATT&CK framework would categorize this vulnerability under T1059 for command and scripting interpreter, as attackers could leverage the XSS flaw to execute malicious scripts within user browsers, potentially leading to further compromise through techniques such as credential theft or privilege escalation within the monitored business environments.