CVE-2011-2608 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Remote attackers can delete arbitrary files on HP OpenView Performance and Operations Agents by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in the Register command.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-2608?

CVE-2011-2608 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jul 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ovbbccb.exe 6.20.50.0 and other versions in HP OpenView Performance Agent 4.70 and 5.0; and Operations Agent 11.0, 8.60.005, 8.60.006, 8.60.007, 8.60.008, 8.60.501, and 8.53; allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary files via a full pathname in the File field in a Register command.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2608?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Hp Openview Performance Agent, Hp Operations Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2608?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2608 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2011-2608 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2608 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jp3v-q9r4-cpq5.

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