# CVE-2017-12551: Command injection in n/a

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands on HPE System Management Homepage, potentially leading to full system compromise.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-89q8-c9q8-frc8

## What is CVE-2017-12551?

CVE-2017-12551 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Hp System Management Homepage, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A local arbitrary execution of commands vulnerability in HPE System Management Homepage for Windows and Linux version prior to v7.6.1 was found.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12551?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp System Management Homepage.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-12551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12551 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-12551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12551 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-2017-12551 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-12551 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Hp System Management Homepage, published on 15 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12551 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-2017-12551/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12551/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12551
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12551
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12551

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12551/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.