VDB-116994 · CVE-2018-6491 · Qualys 11962

Micro Focus Universal CMDB up to 11.00 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Micro Focus Universal CMDB up to 11.00. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-6491. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Micro Focus Universal CMDB up to 11.00. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Local Escalation of Priviledge vulnerability to Micro Focus Universal CMDB, versions 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.00. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to Local Escalation of Privilege.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2018. The weakness was shared 04/24/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-6491 since 02/01/2018. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11962 (HP UCMDB File Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability).

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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02/01/2018 🔍
04/12/2018 +70 days 🔍
04/23/2018 +10 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/24/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/07/2023 +1778 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microfocus.com

Advisory: softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-6491 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6491
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-116994
SecurityTracker: 1040680

Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2018 10:25
Updated: 03/07/2023 06:32
Changes: 04/24/2018 10:25 (57), 01/30/2020 18:05 (2), 03/07/2023 06:22 (3), 03/07/2023 06:32 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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