IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC) update for Apache HTTP Server



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-38473
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available.
Vulnerable software
 IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC)
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor IBM Corporation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU93540

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38473

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling incorrect encoding in mod_proxy. A remote attacker can force the web server to pass request URLs with incorrect encoding to backend services.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

IBM Power Hardware Management Console (HMC): before 10.2.1040.0 SP3

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7178940


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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.



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