CVE-2018-6500 Path traversal in ArcSight Management Center
Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in ArcSight Management Center to access unauthorized files.
- 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-2018-6500?
CVE-2018-6500 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Micro Focus ArcSight Management Center, published on 20 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A potential Directory Traversal Security vulnerability has been identified in ArcSight Management Center (ArcMC) in all versions prior to 2.81. This vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow Directory Traversal.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6500?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp Arcsight Management Center.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6500?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6500 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-2018-6500 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6500 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus ArcSight Management Center
- CVE-2018-6505 Path traversal in ArcSight Management Center
- CVE-2018-6501 Missing authorization in n/a
- CVE-2018-6502 Cross-site scripting in ArcSight Management Center
- CVE-2018-6503 Missing authorization in ArcSight Management Center
- CVE-2019-3486 ArcSight Security Management Center stored cross site script issue in version prior to 2.9.1
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjm3-wvjm-6343.