HP OpenView Performance Insight Server 'doPost()' Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:46079

Info

HP OpenView Performance Insight Server 'doPost()' Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 46079
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2011-0276
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 31 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 14 2011 06:50PM
Credit: Stephen Fewer of Harmony Security
Vulnerable: HP OpenView Performance Insight 5.4.1
HP OpenView Performance Insight 5.4
HP OpenView Performance Insight 5.3.1
HP OpenView Performance Insight 5.3
HP OpenView Performance Insight 5.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

HP OpenView Performance Insight Server 'doPost()' Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

HP OpenView Performance Insight Server is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM-level privileges. Successful exploits will completely compromise affected computers.HP OpenView Performance Insight Server is prone to a remote code-execution vulnerability. Specifically, this issue occurs because of a hidden account present in the 'com.trinagy.security.XMLUserManager' Java class which allows attackers to access the 'com.trinagy.servlet.HelpManagerServlet' Java class. This class provides a 'doPost()' method which can be exploited by the attackers to upload malicious code on the server.

Exploit / POC

HP OpenView Performance Insight Server 'doPost()' Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

A working commercial exploit is available through VUPEN Security - Exploit and PoCs Service. This exploit is not otherwise publicly available or known to be circulating in the wild.

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

HP OpenView Performance Insight Server 'doPost()' Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.

References

HP OpenView Performance Insight Server 'doPost()' Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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