Advisory Details

April 3rd, 2014

Hewlett-Packard Application Information Optimizer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2013-6203
CVSS SCORE	7.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS	Hewlett-Packard
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Application Information Optimizer
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of HP Application Information Optimizer. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the ability to access configuration pages without authentication. The issue lies in a failure to remove files after the initial configuration has occurred. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the user running the service.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Hewlett-Packard has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay/?docId=emr_na-c04140965
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2013-10-14 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2014-04-03 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Andrea Micalizzi aka rgod

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