What is CVE-2017-13983?

CVE-2017-13983 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Bsm Platform Application Performance Management System Health, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-13983?

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

Auth bypass in HP Bsm Platform Application Performance Management System Health

CVE-2017-13983

An authentication vulnerability in HPE BSM Platform Application Performance Management System Health product versions 9.26, 9.30 and 9.40, allows remote users to bypass authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2017-09-30 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.061 (93.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.061 · newest: 0.061 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HP Bsm Platform Application Performance Management System Health — versions 9.26, 9.30, 9.40

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

softwaresupport.hpe.com/km/KM02942065
www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/52154 (third-party-advisory)
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-722/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13983?: CVE-2017-13983 is a critical-severity vulnerability in HP Bsm Platform Application Performance Management System Health, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-13983?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.