HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53 Hostname privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument Hostname leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2009-3845. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.53 (Network Management Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument hostname with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The port-3443 HTTP server in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostname parameter to unspecified Perl scripts.

The weakness was released 12/10/2009 by Dyon Balding with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at h20000.www2.hp.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-3845 since 11/02/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/28/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43155 (HP OpenView Network Node Manager Multiple Scripts hostname Parameter Remote Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 42024 (HP OpenView Network Node Manager Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8331.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54651), Tenable (43155), SecurityFocus (BID 37300†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24421†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-51112, VDB-51111, VDB-51110 and VDB-51109. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 43155
Nessus Name: HP OpenView Network Node Manager Multiple Scripts hostname Parameter Remote Command Execution
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11/02/2009 🔍
12/09/2009 +37 days 🔍
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12/22/2009 +8 days 🔍
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08/28/2021 +2355 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: h20000.www2.hp.com⛔
Researcher: Dyon Balding
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-3845 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-3845
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51101

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X-Force: 54651
SecurityFocus: 37300 - HP OpenView Network Node Manager Perl CGI Executables Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 24421 - HP OpenView Network Node Manager Hostname Parameter Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/28/2021 14:26
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (62), 02/18/2017 09:42 (11), 08/28/2021 14:26 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:82E:103

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