VDB-80092 · CVE-2015-6861 · BID 79650

HPE Helion Eucalyptus up to 4.2.0 Permission access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in HPE Helion Eucalyptus up to 4.2.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Permission Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-6861. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in HPE Helion Eucalyptus up to 4.2.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Permission Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

HPE Helion Eucalyptus 3.4.0 through 4.2.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass an intended AssumeRole permission requirement and assume an IAM role by leveraging a policy setting for a user's account.

The weakness was disclosed 01/05/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at h20564.www2.hpe.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-6861 since 09/10/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 05/30/2018). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 79650†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Name

Helion Eucalyptus

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.hpe.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/10/2015 🔍
12/21/2015 +102 days 🔍
01/05/2016 +15 days 🔍
01/05/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2016 +1 days 🔍
05/30/2018 +875 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: h20564.www2.hpe.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-6861 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-6861
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80092
SecurityFocus: 79650 - HP HPE Helion Eucalyptus CVE-2015-6861 Unauthorized Access Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 01/06/2016 10:08
Updated: 05/30/2018 11:25
Changes: 01/06/2016 10:08 (55), 05/30/2018 11:25 (5)
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