# CVE-2018-2906: Information disclosure in SSM - (ssm host apps) HMP: Hardware Management Pack

> An unauthenticated attacker can exploit an IPMI vulnerability in Oracle Hardware Management Pack to gain unauthorized read access to sensitive data.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 2 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rqjw-pq48-jhc8

## What is CVE-2018-2906?

CVE-2018-2906 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation SSM - (ssm_host_apps) HMP: Hardware Management Pack, published on 18 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Hardware Management Pack component of Oracle Sun Systems Products Suite (subcomponent: Ipmitool). The supported version that is affected is 11.3. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via IPMI to compromise Hardware Management Pack. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Hardware Management Pack accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 3.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-2906?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Hardware Management Pack.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-2906?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-2906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-2906 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Corporation SSM - (ssm_host_apps) HMP: Hardware Management Pack

- [CVE-2018-2792](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2792/): Missing authorization in SSM - (ssm host apps) HMP: Hardware Management Pack (low 3.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-2906 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-2906 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oracle Corporation SSM - (ssm_host_apps) HMP: Hardware Management Pack, published on 18 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-2906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Corporation SSM - (ssm_host_apps) HMP: Hardware Management Pack. 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-2018-2906/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-2906/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-2906
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-2906
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-2906

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