CVE-2018-6499 Code injection in Data Center Automation Containerized Suite
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in various Micro Focus containerized management and testing suites.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6499?
CVE-2018-6499 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Micro Focus Data Center Automation Containerized Suite, published on 30 Aug 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
Remote Code Execution in the following products Hybrid Cloud Management Containerized Suite HCM2017.11, HCM2018.02, HCM2018.05, Operations Bridge Containerized Suite 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05, Data Center Automation Containerized Suite 2017.01 until 2018.05, Service Management Automation Suite 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05, Service Virtualization (SV) with floating licenses using Any version using APLS older than 10.7, Unified Functional Testing (UFT) with floating licenses using Any version using APLS older than 10.7, Network Virtualization (NV) with floating licenses using Any version using APLS older than 10.7 and Network Operations Management (NOM) Suite CDF 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05 will allow Remote Code Execution.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6499?
It affects 8 products.
Products include Microfocus Data Center Automation, Microfocus Hybrid Cloud Management, Microfocus Network Operations Management, Microfocus Network Virtualization, Microfocus Operations Bridge, Microfocus Service Management Automation and 2 more.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-6499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Data Center Automation Containerized Suite
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9gm2-7mpc-rwc6.