CVE-2015-5406 in CentralView
Summary
by MITRE
HP CentralView Fraud Risk Management 11.1, 11.2, and 11.3; CentralView Revenue Leakage Control 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3; CentralView Dealer Performance Audit 2.0 and 2.1; CentralView Credit Risk Control 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3; CentralView Roaming Fraud Control 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3; and CentralView Subscription Fraud Prevention 2.0 and 2.1 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-5407 and CVE-2015-5408.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/28/2017
This vulnerability affects multiple HP CentralView fraud and risk management products across several versions, representing a significant information disclosure flaw that could expose sensitive data to remote attackers. The affected systems include CentralView Fraud Risk Management versions 11.1 through 11.3, CentralView Revenue Leakage Control versions 4.1 through 4.3, CentralView Dealer Performance Audit version 2.0 and 2.1, CentralView Credit Risk Control versions 2.1 through 2.3, CentralView Roaming Fraud Control versions 2.1 through 2.3, and CentralView Subscription Fraud Prevention versions 2.0 and 2.1. These applications are designed for enterprise-level fraud detection and risk management, making them critical components in financial and telecommunications environments where sensitive operational data is processed and stored.
The vulnerability manifests as an information disclosure issue that allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information through unspecified vectors, distinguishing it from related vulnerabilities CVE-2015-5407 and CVE-2015-5408. This classification aligns with CWE-200, which encompasses weaknesses that result in information exposure, and represents a fundamental security flaw in the authentication, authorization, or data handling mechanisms of these applications. The unspecified nature of the attack vectors suggests that the vulnerability could potentially be exploited through multiple pathways including improper error handling, insecure direct object references, or insufficient access controls within the application's web interfaces or API endpoints.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple data exposure, as these applications process highly sensitive information related to fraud detection, revenue leakage control, credit risk assessment, and roaming fraud prevention. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability could gain access to confidential business intelligence, customer data, transaction records, and system configuration details that would significantly compromise the security posture of organizations relying on these platforms. The potential for lateral movement within networks increases when attackers can gather information about system architecture, user accounts, and operational procedures through this information disclosure vulnerability.
Organizations using these affected HP CentralView products should immediately implement mitigations including network segmentation, firewall rules to restrict access to application servers, and thorough vulnerability scanning to identify potential exploitation attempts. The remediation approach should involve applying vendor patches or updates as soon as they become available, while also conducting comprehensive security assessments of the affected systems. Security teams should monitor network traffic for unusual patterns that might indicate exploitation attempts, particularly focusing on requests that could be attempting to access sensitive data through the identified information disclosure vectors. This vulnerability demonstrates the critical importance of maintaining up-to-date security controls in enterprise fraud management systems where the compromise of sensitive information could lead to substantial financial losses and regulatory compliance violations under frameworks such as pci dss and gdpr.
The attack surface for this vulnerability includes web interfaces, application programming interfaces, and potentially database connections that may not properly validate input or enforce access controls. This aligns with ATT&CK technique T1083, which covers discovery of system information through enumeration and reconnaissance activities that attackers might use to gather intelligence before attempting more sophisticated exploitation techniques. Organizations should also consider implementing application firewalls and web application security monitoring solutions to detect and prevent exploitation attempts targeting these information disclosure vulnerabilities in production environments.