# CVE-2018-7092: Path traversal in HPE Intelligent Management Center Platform (IMC Plat)

> Remote attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in HPE IMC Platform to delete arbitrary files on the server.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:** 6 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rf96-8hxp-6gf2

## What is CVE-2018-7092?

CVE-2018-7092 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hp Intelligent Management Center, published on 6 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A potential security vulnerability has been identified in HPE Intelligent Management Center Platform (IMC Plat) 7.3 E0506P09. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow for remote directory traversal leading to arbitrary file deletion.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7092?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Intelligent Management Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-7092?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7092 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-7092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hp Intelligent Management Center

- [CVE-2012-5201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5201/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-5209](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5209/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3274/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3253/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-2331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2331/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-7092 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-7092 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hp Intelligent Management Center, published on 6 Aug 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-2018-7092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hp Intelligent Management Center. 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-2018-7092/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7092/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7092
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7092
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7092

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