Vulnerability in HP Operations Manager
CVE-2009-3843
HP Operations Manager 8.10 on Windows contains a "hidden account" in the XML file that specifies Tomcat users, which allows remote attackers to conduct unrestricted file upload attacks, and thereby execute arbitrary code, by using the org.apache.catalina.manager.HTMLManagerServlet class to make requests to manager/html/upload.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.790 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.790 · newest: 0.790 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HP Operations Manager — versions 8.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-09-085/
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54361 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/37444 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.osvdb.org/60317 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2009-3843?
- CVE-2009-3843 is a vulnerability in HP Operations Manager, classified under CWE-264. Published 2009-11-24.
- Is CVE-2009-3843 known to be exploited?
- 16 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.