HP Power Manager up to 4.2.6 fileName path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in HP Power Manager up to 4.2.6. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument fileName leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-4000. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HP Power Manager up to 4.2.6 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation of the argument fileName with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in goform/formExportDataLogs in HP Power Manager before 4.2.10 allows remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files, and execute arbitrary code, via directory traversal sequences in the fileName parameter.

The weakness was shared 01/20/2010 by Alin Rad Pop with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4000. 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/11/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44109 (HP Power Manager < 4.2.10), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

Upgrading to version 4.2.7 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 9452.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (44109), SecurityFocus (BID 37873†), SecurityTracker (ID 1023470†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24674†). The entries VDB-51628 and VDB-50719 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Nessus ID: 44109
Nessus Name: HP Power Manager < 4.2.10
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OpenVAS ID: 100457
OpenVAS Name: HP Power Manager Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Power Manager 4.2.7
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01/19/2010 +61 days 🔍
01/20/2010 +1 days 🔍
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01/25/2010 +5 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1878 days 🔍
04/11/2025 +3677 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Alin Rad Pop
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2009-4000 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4000
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51629
SecurityFocus: 37873 - HP Power Manager 'formExportDataLogs' Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1023470
Vulnerability Center: 24674 - HP Power Manager \x3C4.2.10 Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via Directory Traversal Sequences, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 04/11/2025 10:34
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/20/2017 10:11 (11), 08/31/2021 12:46 (3), 08/31/2021 12:53 (2), 07/28/2024 15:58 (18), 04/11/2025 10:34 (8)
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