# CVE-2020-11854: Hardcoded credentials in Application Performance Management

> Hardcoded credentials in Micro Focus Operations Bridge products allow attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g58f-4539-9qhg

## What is CVE-2020-11854?

CVE-2020-11854 is a critical vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Performance Management, published on 27 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Arbitrary code execution vlnerability in Operation bridge Manager, Application Performance Management and Operations Bridge (containerized) vulnerability in Micro Focus products products Operation Bridge Manager, Operation Bridge (containerized) and Application Performance Management. The vulneravility affects: 1.) Operation Bridge Manager versions 2020.05, 2019.11, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.05, 10.63,10.62, 10.61, 10.60, 10.12, 10.11, 10.10 and all earlier versions. 2.) Operations Bridge (containerized) 2020.05, 2019.08, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.08, 2018.05. 2018.02 and 2017.11. 3.) Application Performance Management versions 9,51, 9.50 and 9.40 with uCMDB 10.33 CUP 3. The vulnerability could allow Arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11854?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microfocus Application Performance Management, Microfocus Operations Bridge, Microfocus Operations Bridge Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-11854?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-11854 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-11854 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Micro Focus UCMDB Java Deserialization Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (metasploit)
- Micro Focus UCMDB - Remote Code Execution (nuclei): http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-11854.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Micro Focus Application Performance Management

- [CVE-2021-22514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22514/): Code injection in Application Performance Management (APM) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-22500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22500/): Cross-site request forgery in Application Performance Management (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-22499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22499/): Cross-site scripting in Application Performance Management. (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-11854 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-11854 is a critical vulnerability in Micro Focus Application Performance Management, published on 27 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-11854 exists.

Affected product: Micro Focus Application Performance Management. 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-2020-11854/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11854/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11854
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11854
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11854

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