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CVE-2018-6499: Microfocus Data Center Automation: Remote code execution

CVE-2018-6499 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and affects Microfocus Data Center Automation. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.

Vulnerability description

Remote Code Execution in the following products Hybrid Cloud Management Containerized Suite HCM2017.11, HCM2018.02, HCM2018.05, Operations Bridge Containerized Suite 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05, Data Center Automation Containerized Suite 2017.01 until 2018.05, Service Management Automation Suite 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05, Service Virtualization (SV) with floating licenses using Any version using APLS older than 10.7, Unified Functional Testing (UFT) with floating licenses using Any version using APLS older than 10.7, Network Virtualization (NV) with floating licenses using Any version using APLS older than 10.7 and Network Operations Management (NOM) Suite CDF 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05 will allow Remote Code Execution.

Severity breakdown

CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.

Underlying weakness

CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code

The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

Affected products

Microfocus Data Center Automation: 2017.01; 2017.05; 2017.08; 2017.09; 2017.11; 2018.02; 2018.05
Microfocus Hybrid Cloud Management: 2017.11; 2018.02; 2018.05
Microfocus Network Operations Management: 2017.11; 2018.02; 2018.05
Microfocus Operations Bridge: 2017.11; 2018.02; 2018.05
Microfocus Service Management Automation: 2017.11; 2018.02; 2018.05
Microfocus Network Virtualization: 12.50
Microfocus Service Virtualization: 1.00
Microfocus Unified Functional Testing: 12.50