What is CVE-2017-13984?

CVE-2017-13984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Bsm Platform Application Performance Management System Health, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-13984?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in HP Bsm Platform Application Performance Management System Health

CVE-2017-13984

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 delete arbitrary files via servlet directory traversal.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-07.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · 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.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-720/
www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/52154 (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13984?: CVE-2017-13984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HP Bsm Platform Application Performance Management System Health, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-13984?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.