Information disclosure in HPE Cloud Optimizer

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU6621

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8944

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the DownloadServlet servlet due to improper validation of user-supplied paths for file operations. A remote attacker can use undisclosed means and gain access to arbitrary files on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Mitigation

Update to version 3.01.

Vulnerable software versions

Cloud Optimizer: 3.0.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:hpe:cloud_optimizer:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbgn03748en_us

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.