HPE Network Automation File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in HPE Network Automation. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management (File). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-4386. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in HPE Network Automation (Network Management Software) (affected version not known). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (File). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

HPE Network Automation Software 10.10 allows local users to write to arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was presented 09/29/2016 as HPSN-2008-002 / as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-4386 since 04/29/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. 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 04/29/2019). 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 databases at SecurityFocus (BID 93218†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1036929†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Name: File
Class: Privileges management / File
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/29/2016 🔍
09/28/2016 +152 days 🔍
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09/30/2016 +1 days 🔍
04/29/2019 +941 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: hpe.com

Advisory: HPSN-2008-002 /
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-4386 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-4386
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92248
SecurityFocus: 93218 - HP Network Automation CVE-2016-4386 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1036929

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2016 16:12
Updated: 04/29/2019 07:02
Changes: 09/29/2016 16:12 (55), 04/29/2019 07:02 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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