Vulnerabilities > CVE-2012-5217 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls vulnerability in HP System Management Homepage

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
hp
CWE-264
nessus

Summary

HP System Management Homepage (SMH) before 7.2.1 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2355.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Hp
79

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Accessing, Modifying or Executing Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's configuration that allows an attacker to either directly access an executable file, for example through shell access; or in a possible worst case allows an attacker to upload a file and then execute it. Web servers, ftp servers, and message oriented middleware systems which have many integration points are particularly vulnerable, because both the programmers and the administrators must be in synch regarding the interfaces and the correct privileges for each interface.
  • Leverage Executable Code in Non-Executable Files
    An attack of this type exploits a system's trust in configuration and resource files, when the executable loads the resource (such as an image file or configuration file) the attacker has modified the file to either execute malicious code directly or manipulate the target process (e.g. application server) to execute based on the malicious configuration parameters. Since systems are increasingly interrelated mashing up resources from local and remote sources the possibility of this attack occurring is high. The attack can be directed at a client system, such as causing buffer overrun through loading seemingly benign image files, as in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028 where specially crafted JPEG files could cause a buffer overrun once loaded into the browser. Another example targets clients reading pdf files. In this case the attacker simply appends javascript to the end of a legitimate url for a pdf (http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/danger-danger-danger/) http://path/to/pdf/file.pdf#whatever_name_you_want=javascript:your_code_here The client assumes that they are reading a pdf, but the attacker has modified the resource and loaded executable javascript into the client's browser process. The attack can also target server processes. The attacker edits the resource or configuration file, for example a web.xml file used to configure security permissions for a J2EE app server, adding role name "public" grants all users with the public role the ability to use the administration functionality. The server trusts its configuration file to be correct, but when they are manipulated, the attacker gains full control.
  • Blue Boxing
    This type of attack against older telephone switches and trunks has been around for decades. A tone is sent by an adversary to impersonate a supervisor signal which has the effect of rerouting or usurping command of the line. While the US infrastructure proper may not contain widespread vulnerabilities to this type of attack, many companies are connected globally through call centers and business process outsourcing. These international systems may be operated in countries which have not upgraded Telco infrastructure and so are vulnerable to Blue boxing. Blue boxing is a result of failure on the part of the system to enforce strong authorization for administrative functions. While the infrastructure is different than standard current applications like web applications, there are historical lessons to be learned to upgrade the access control for administrative functions.
  • Restful Privilege Elevation
    Rest uses standard HTTP (Get, Put, Delete) style permissions methods, but these are not necessarily correlated generally with back end programs. Strict interpretation of HTTP get methods means that these HTTP Get services should not be used to delete information on the server, but there is no access control mechanism to back up this logic. This means that unless the services are properly ACL'd and the application's service implementation are following these guidelines then an HTTP request can easily execute a delete or update on the server side. The attacker identifies a HTTP Get URL such as http://victimsite/updateOrder, which calls out to a program to update orders on a database or other resource. The URL is not idempotent so the request can be submitted multiple times by the attacker, additionally, the attacker may be able to exploit the URL published as a Get method that actually performs updates (instead of merely retrieving data). This may result in malicious or inadvertent altering of data on the server.
  • Target Programs with Elevated Privileges
    This attack targets programs running with elevated privileges. The attacker would try to leverage a bug in the running program and get arbitrary code to execute with elevated privileges. For instance an attacker would look for programs that write to the system directories or registry keys (such as HKLM, which stores a number of critical Windows environment variables). These programs are typically running with elevated privileges and have usually not been designed with security in mind. Such programs are excellent exploit targets because they yield lots of power when they break. The malicious user try to execute its code at the same level as a privileged system call.

Nessus

NASL familyWeb Servers
NASL idHPSMH_7_2_1_0.NASL
descriptionAccording to the web server
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id69020
published2013-07-23
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69020
titleHP System Management Homepage < 7.2.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)
code
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#


include("compat.inc");


if (description)
{
  script_id(69020);
  script_version("1.15");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/27");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2011-3389",
    "CVE-2012-0883",
    "CVE-2012-2110",
    "CVE-2012-2311",
    "CVE-2012-2329",
    "CVE-2012-2335",
    "CVE-2012-2336",
    "CVE-2012-5217",
    "CVE-2013-2355",
    "CVE-2013-2356",
    "CVE-2013-2357",
    "CVE-2013-2358",
    "CVE-2013-2359",
    "CVE-2013-2360",
    "CVE-2013-2361",
    "CVE-2013-2362",
    "CVE-2013-2363",
    "CVE-2013-2364",
    "CVE-2013-4821"
  );
  script_bugtraq_id(
    49778,
    53046,
    53158,
    53388,
    53455,
    61332,
    61333,
    61335,
    61336,
    61337,
    61338,
    61339,
    61340,
    61341,
    61342,
    61343,
    62622
  );
  script_xref(name:"CERT", value:"895524");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"HPSBMU02900");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100740");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT101209");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT101210");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100992");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100992");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100992");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100992");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT101137");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100696");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100835");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100907");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100907");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100907");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT100907");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT101007");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT101076");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT101150");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT101151");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"SSRT101254");
  script_xref(name:"HP", value:"emr_na-c03839862");

  script_name(english:"HP System Management Homepage < 7.2.1.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (BEAST)");
  script_summary(english:"Does a banner check");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to the web server's banner, the version of HP System
Management Homepage (SMH) hosted on the remote web server is a version
prior to 7.2.1.0. It is, therefore, affected by the following
vulnerabilities :

  - An information disclosure vulnerability, known as BEAST,
    exists in the SSL 3.0 and TLS 1.0 protocols due to a
    flaw in the way the initialization vector (IV) is
    selected when operating in cipher-block chaining (CBC)
    modes. A man-in-the-middle attacker can exploit this
    to obtain plaintext HTTP header data, by using a
    blockwise chosen-boundary attack (BCBA) on an HTTPS
    session, in conjunction with JavaScript code that uses
    the HTML5 WebSocket API, the Java URLConnection API,
    or the Silverlight WebClient API. (CVE-2011-3389)

  - The utility 'apachectl' can receive a zero-length
    directory name in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH via the 'envvars'
    file. A local attacker with access to that utility
    could exploit this to load a malicious Dynamic Shared
    Object (DSO), leading to arbitrary code execution.
    (CVE-2012-0883)

  - Numerous, unspecified errors could allow remote denial
    of service attacks. (CVE-2012-2110, CVE-2012-2329,
    CVE-2012-2336, CVE-2013-2357, CVE-2013-2358,
    CVE-2013-2359, CVE-2013-2360)

  - The fix for CVE-2012-1823 does not completely correct
    the CGI query parameter vulnerability. Disclosure of
    PHP source code and code execution are still possible.
    Note that this vulnerability is exploitable only when
    PHP is used in CGI-based configurations.  Apache with
    'mod_php' is not an exploitable configuration.
    (CVE-2012-2311, CVE-2012-2335)

  - Unspecified errors exist that could allow unauthorized
    access. (CVE-2012-5217, CVE-2013-2355)

  - Unspecified errors exist that could allow disclosure of
    sensitive information. (CVE-2013-2356, CVE-2013-2363)

  - An unspecified error exists that could allow cross-site
    scripting attacks. (CVE-2013-2361)

  - Unspecified errors exist that could allow a local
    attacker to cause denial of service conditions.
    (CVE-2013-2362, CVE-2013-2364)

  - An as-yet unspecified vulnerability exists that could 
    cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2013-4821)");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-13-204/");
  # https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03839862-2
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?2031110c");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/528723/30/0/threaded");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.imperialviolet.org/2011/09/23/chromeandbeast.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.openssl.org/~bodo/tls-cbc.txt");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to HP System Management Homepage 7.2.1.0 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2012-2335");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'PHP apache_request_headers Function Buffer Overflow');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"in_the_news", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(20, 74, 79, 442, 629, 711, 712, 722, 725, 750, 751, 800, 801, 809, 811, 864, 900, 928, 931, 990);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/08/31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/05/21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/07/23");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:hp:system_management_homepage");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Web Servers");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("compaq_wbem_detect.nasl");
  script_require_keys("www/hp_smh");
  script_require_ports("Services/www", 2301, 2381);

  exit(0);
}

include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
include("http.inc");
include("webapp_func.inc");

port    = get_http_port(default:2381, embedded:TRUE);

install = get_install_from_kb(appname:'hp_smh', port:port, exit_on_fail:TRUE);
dir     = install['dir'];
version = install['ver'];
prod    = get_kb_item_or_exit("www/"+port+"/hp_smh/variant");

if (version == UNKNOWN_VER)
  exit(1, 'The version of '+prod+' installed at '+build_url(port:port, qs:dir+"/")+' is unknown.');

# nb: 'version' can have non-numeric characters in it so we'll create
#     an alternate form and make sure that's safe for use in 'ver_compare()'.
version_alt = ereg_replace(pattern:"[_-]", replace:".", string:version);
if (!ereg(pattern:"^[0-9][0-9.]+$", string:version_alt))
  exit(1, 'The version of '+prod+' installed at '+build_url(port:port, qs:dir+"/")+' does not look valid ('+version+').');

fixed_version = '7.2.1.0';
if (ver_compare(ver:version_alt, fix:fixed_version, strict:FALSE) == -1)
{
  set_kb_item(name: 'www/'+port+'/XSS', value: TRUE);
  if (report_verbosity > 0)
  {
    source_line = get_kb_item("www/"+port+"/hp_smh/source");

    report = '\n  Product           : ' + prod;
    if (!isnull(source_line))
      report += '\n  Version source    : ' + source_line;
    report +=
      '\n  Installed version : ' + version +
      '\n  Fixed version     : ' + fixed_version + '\n';
    security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
  }
  else security_hole(port);

  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_LISTEN_NOT_VULN, prod, port, version);