HPE Intelligent Management Center 7.3 E0504P02 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE Intelligent Management Center 7.3 E0504P02. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-8961. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in HPE Intelligent Management Center 7.3 E0504P02 (Log Management Software). This affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A directory traversal vulnerability in HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) PLAT 7.3 E0504P02 could allow remote code execution.

The bug was discovered 10/27/2017. The weakness was presented 02/15/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.hpe.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-8961 since 05/15/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/08/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 103788 (H3C / HPE Intelligent Management Center PLAT < 7.3 E0506P03 Multiple RCE), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371247 (HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) PLAT flexFileUpload Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability(HPESBHF03788_EN_US)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (103788). See VDB-108739, VDB-108740, VDB-108741 and VDB-108742 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.1

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 103788
Nessus Name: H3C / HPE Intelligent Management Center PLAT < 7.3 E0506P03 Multiple RCE
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/15/2017 🔍
10/05/2017 +143 days 🔍
10/11/2017 +6 days 🔍
10/27/2017 +16 days 🔍
02/15/2018 +111 days 🔍
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02/08/2023 +1818 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: support.hpe.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-8961 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-8961
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113463
SecurityFocus: 101202
SecurityTracker: 1039702

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/16/2018 12:54
Updated: 02/08/2023 10:01
Changes: 02/16/2018 12:54 (65), 01/06/2020 10:10 (4), 02/04/2021 09:08 (2), 02/08/2023 10:01 (3)
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