What is CVE-2016-1997?

CVE-2016-1997 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Operations Orchestration, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-03-22.

How severe is CVE-2016-1997?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-1997 known to be exploited?

6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in HP Operations Orchestration

CVE-2016-1997

HPE Operations Orchestration 10.x before 10.51 and Operations Orchestration content before 1.7.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object, related to the Apache Commons Collections library.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.067 (93.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Hp Operations_orchestration — versions 10.0, 10.01, 10.02
Hp Operations_orchestration_content
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1997?: CVE-2016-1997 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Operations Orchestration, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2016-1997?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1997 known to be exploited?: 6 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.