Advisory Details

September 23rd, 2020

Micro Focus Operations Bridge Reporter shrboadmin Use of Hard-coded Credentials Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2020-11857
CVSS SCORE	7.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AFFECTED VENDORS	Micro Focus
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Operations Bridge Reporter
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Micro Focus Operations Bridge Reporter. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the creation of the shrboadmin user during installation. The product contains a hard-coded password for this account. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the shrboadmin user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Micro Focus has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03710590
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2020-06-10 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2020-09-23 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	Pedro Ribeiro (pedrib@gmail.com\|@pedrib1337) from Agile Information Security

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