HP System Management Homepage up to 2.0.0 System management path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in HP System Management Homepage up to 2.0.0. This affects an unknown part of the component System management. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2006-1023. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in HP System Management Homepage up to 2.0.0 (Network Management Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component System management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in HP System Management Homepage (SMH) 2.0.0 through 2.1.4 on Windows allows remote attackers to access certain files via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 02/28/2006. The weakness was published 03/06/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at www2.itrc.hp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1023 since 03/06/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20988 (HP System Management Homepage (SMH) on Windows Namazu lang Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87256 (HP System Management Homepage Directory Traversal Vulnerability (HPSBMA02099)).

Upgrading 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 X-Force (24996), Tenable (20988), SecurityFocus (BID 16876†), OSVDB (23569†) and Secunia (SA19059†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Network Management Software

Vendor

Name

System Management Homepage

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License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hp.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 20988
Nessus Name: HP System Management Homepage (SMH) on Windows Namazu lang Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: www2.itrc.hp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1023 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1023
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29020
X-Force: 24996
SecurityFocus: 16876 - HP System Management Homepage Unspecified Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Secunia: 19059
OSVDB: 23569 - HP - System Management Homepage - Unspecified Directory Traversal Issue
SecurityTracker: 1015692
Vulnerability Center: 10539 - HP System Management Homepage Remote File System Read, High
Vupen: ADV-2006-0769

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/22/2025 21:09
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (65), 06/15/2019 09:04 (11), 06/22/2025 21:09 (18)
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