HP ProCurve Manager 3.20 Certificates fileName input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in HP ProCurve Manager 3.20. This affects an unknown function of the component Certificates. The manipulation of the argument fileName leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4812. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in HP ProCurve Manager 3.20 (Router Operating System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component Certificates. The manipulation of the argument fileName with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

UpdateCertificatesServlet in the SNAC registration server in HP ProCurve Manager (PCM) 3.20 and 4.0, PCM+ 3.20 and 4.0, and Identity Driven Manager (IDM) 4.0 does not properly validate the fileName argument, which allows remote attackers to upload .jsp files and consequently execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka ZDI-CAN-1743.

The weakness was shared 09/16/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-4812 since 07/12/2013. 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 as well as a public exploit are known. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/22/2025).

The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121592 (HP ProCurve Manager Multiple 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 13430.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87009), Exploit-DB (28337), SecurityFocus (BID 62348†), Secunia (SA54788†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-42018†). The entries VDB-26015, VDB-64920, VDB-64918 and VDB-64917 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Saint ID: exploit_info/hp_pcm_snac_updatecertificateservlet_filename
Saint Name: HP ProCurve Manager SNAC UpdateCertificatesServlet FileName Vulnerability

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MetaSploit ID: hp_pcm_snac_update_certificates.rb
MetaSploit Name: HP ProCurve Manager SNAC UpdateCertificatesServlet File Upload
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D2Sec: http://www.d2sec.com/exploits/hp_pcm+_snac_registration_server_updatecertificatesservlet_file_upload.html

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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07/12/2013 🔍
09/09/2013 +59 days 🔍
09/13/2013 +4 days 🔍
09/16/2013 +3 days 🔍
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10/21/2013 +35 days 🔍
03/24/2015 +519 days 🔍
06/22/2025 +3743 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hp.com

Advisory: zerodayinitiative.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-4812 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4812
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64919
X-Force: 87009
SecurityFocus: 62348
Secunia: 54788 - HP ProCurve Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1029010
Vulnerability Center: 42018 - HP PCM and PCM+ 3.20, 4.0 IDM 4.0 and ALM Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via UpdateCertificatesServlet, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 06/22/2025 13:21
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (70), 01/29/2018 16:08 (5), 01/07/2022 13:06 (3), 06/30/2024 20:48 (17), 04/22/2025 19:02 (5), 06/22/2025 13:21 (2)
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