CVE-2018-7109 Path traversal in HPE enhanced Internet Usage Manager (eIUM)

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can arbitrarily modify files in HPE enhanced Internet Usage Manager, requiring a cumulative patch for mitigation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-7109?

CVE-2018-7109 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE enhanced Internet Usage Manager (eIUM), published on 27 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

HPE has addressed a remote arbitrary file modification vulnerability in HPE enhanced Internet Usage Manager (eIUM) v9.0FP1 with the cumulative patch for v9.0FP1 - eIUM90FP01XXX.YYYYMMDD-HHMM.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7109?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp Enhanced Internet Usage Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-7109?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7109 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-2018-7109 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7109 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-33wm-j2gm-rj23.

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