Privilege escalation in HPE ProLiant DX servers

1) Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements

EUVDB-ID: #VU96066

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-39283

CWE-ID: CWE-791 - Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete filtering of special elements. A local administrator can gain elevated privileges on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

HPE ProLiant DX320 Gen11 server: before 2.20_05-27-2024

HPE ProLiant DX360 Gen11 server: before 2.20_05-27-2024

HPE ProLiant DX380a Gen11 server: before 2.20_05-27-2024

HPE ProLiant DX380 Gen11 server: before 2.20_05-27-2024

HPE ProLiant DX560 Gen11 server: before 2.20_05-27-2024

HPE ProLiant DX4120 Gen11 server: before 2.20_05-27-2024

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_dx320_gen11_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_dx360_gen11_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_dx380a_gen11_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_dx380_gen11_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_dx560_gen11_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
• cpe:2.3:h:hpe:hpe_proliant_dx4120_gen11_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

External links

http://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=hpesbhf04720en_us

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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