QID 730599

Date Published: 2022-08-29

QID 730599: HP Integrated Lights-Out 4 (HPiLO) Security Enforcement Disabled Vulnerability

HP Integrated Lights-Out 4 (HPiLO) Security Enforcement Disabled function allows any arbitrary username/password to login and manage the HPiLO without any authorization controls. The iLO Security Override Switch grants the administrator full access to the iLO processor.

QID Detection logic (Unauthenticated): This QID checks for vulnerable HP iLO targets by trying to login with arbitrary credentials.

Enabling the security override switch allows a user to login with arbitrary username/password with admin privileges.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.9 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Critical - 10 severity.
  • Solution
    Customer's are advised to disable the HP iLO switch.
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