# CVE-2018-7112: Information disclosure in Windows firmware installer for Gen9, Gen8, G7,and G6 HPE servers

> Local attackers can disclose privileged information via the HPE Windows firmware installer on certain server generations.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v993-j85c-p36m

## What is CVE-2018-7112?

CVE-2018-7112 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Windows firmware installer for Gen9, Gen8, G7,and G6 HPE servers, published on 3 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The HPE-provided Windows firmware installer for certain Gen9, Gen8, G7,and G6 HPE servers allows local disclosure of privileged information. This issue was resolved in previously provided firmware updates as follows. The HPE Windows firmware installer was updated in the system ROM updates which also addressed the original Spectre/Meltdown set of vulnerabilities. At that time, the Windows firmware installer was also updated in the versions of HPE Integrated Lights-Out 2, 3, and 4 (iLO 2, 3, and 4) listed in the security bulletin. The updated HPE Windows firmware installer was released in the system ROM and HPE Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) releases documented in earlier HPE Security Bulletins: HPESBHF03805, HPESBHF03835, HPESBHF03831. Windows-based systems that have already been updated to the system ROM or iLO versions described in these security bulletins require no further action.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7112?

It affects 101 products.


Products: Hp Integrated Lights-Out 2 Firmware, Hp Integrated Lights-Out 3 Firmware, Hp Integrated Lights-Out 4 Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl280c G6 Server Bladefirmware, Hp Proliant Bl2x220c G6 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl2x220c G7 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl420c Gen8 Server Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl460c G6 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl460c G7 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl460c Gen8 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl460c Gen9 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl465c G7 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl465c Gen8 \(Amd\) Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl490c G6 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl490c G7 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl620c G7 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl660c Gen8 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl660c Gen9 Server Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl680c G7 Server Blade Firmware, Hp Proliant Bl685c G7 Server Blade \(Amd\) Firmware and 81 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-7112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-7112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Windows firmware installer for Gen9, Gen8, G7,and G6 HPE servers

- [CVE-2014-7876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-7876/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2017-8979](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8979/): Auth bypass in Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-2601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2601/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-12543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12543/): Information disclosure in Integrated Lights-Out 4 (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2015-2106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2106/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-7112 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-7112 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Windows firmware installer for Gen9, Gen8, G7,and G6 HPE servers, published on 3 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7112 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Windows firmware installer for Gen9, Gen8, G7,and G6 HPE servers. 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-2018-7112/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7112/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7112
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7112
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7112

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7112/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.