CVE-2018-7098 Path traversal in HPE 3PAR Service Processors

High 8.4 Published Updated

A local attacker can exploit a directory traversal vulnerability in HPE 3PAR Service Processors to access unauthorized files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-7098?

CVE-2018-7098 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE 3PAR Service Processors, published on 14 Aug 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A security vulnerability was identified in 3PAR Service Processor (SP) prior to SP-4.4.0.GA-110(MU7). The vulnerability may be locally exploited to allow directory traversal.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7098?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp 3par Service Provider.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7098?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7098 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-2018-7098 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7098 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vppr-9j2x-vp8j.

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