What is CVE-2019-11998?

CVE-2019-11998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HPE Superdome Flex Server, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-01-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-11998?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in HPE Superdome Flex Server

CVE-2019-11998

HPE Superdome Flex Server is vulnerable to multiple remote vulnerabilities via improper input validation of administrator commands. This vulnerability could allow an Administrator to bypass security restrictions and access multiple remote vulnerabilities including information disclosure, or denial of service. HPE has provided firmware updates that address the above vulnerabilities for the HPE Superdome Flex Server starting with firmware version v3.20.186 (not available online) and v3.20.206 (available online). Apply v3.20.206 (4 December 2019) or a newer version to resolve this issue. Please visit HPE Support Center https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home to obtain the updated firmware for your product.

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

EPSS: 0.008 (51.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Hpe Superdome Flex Server — versions Prior to v3.20.186
Hpe Superdome_flex_server
Hpe Superdome_flex_server_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security-alert@hpe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11998?: CVE-2019-11998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in HPE Superdome Flex Server, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-01-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-11998?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.