# CVE-2007-3260: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Authenticated eDirectory users can gain root privileges in HP System Management Homepage when integrated with Novell eDirectory.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-29p8-p94j-7f9c

## What is CVE-2007-3260?

CVE-2007-3260 is a critical vulnerability in Hp System Management Homepage, published on 19 Jun 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HP System Management Homepage (SMH) before 2.1.9 for Linux, when used with Novell eDirectory, assigns the eDirectory members to the root group, which allows remote authenticated eDirectory users to gain privileges.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3260?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp System Management Homepage.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-3260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-3260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hp System Management Homepage

- [CVE-2012-2012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2012/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1541/): Unspecified vulnerability in HP System Management Homepage (SMH) before 6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-1995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1995/): HPE System Management Homepage before 7.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-3576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3576/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2012-2014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2014/): Other in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-3260 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-3260 is a critical vulnerability in Hp System Management Homepage, published on 19 Jun 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hp System Management Homepage. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3260/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3260/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3260
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3260
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-3260

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.