CVE-2020-24626 Path traversal in HPE Pay Per Use (PPU) Utility Computing Service (UCS) Meter

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit a directory traversal flaw in the ReceiverServlet to achieve arbitrary remote code execution on HPE PPU UCS Meter servers.

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

What is CVE-2020-24626?

CVE-2020-24626 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in HPE Pay Per Use (PPU) Utility Computing Service (UCS) Meter, published on 23 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unathenticated directory traversal in the ReceiverServlet class doPost() method can lead to arbitrary remote code execution in HPE Pay Per Use (PPU) Utility Computing Service (UCS) Meter version 1.9.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24626?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hpe Utility Computing Service Meter.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24626?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24626 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-2020-24626 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24626 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x3q2-r9qw-8x9h.

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