CVE-2010-1959
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in HP TestDirector for Quality Center 9.2 before Patch8 allows remote attackers to modify data via unknown vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceHP TestDirector for Quality Center 9.2 contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote attackers to modify data via unknown vectors before Patch8.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm HP TestDirector for Quality Center installationCheck system for presence of HP TestDirector for Quality Center or Mercury TestDirector - look for installation directory (commonly in Program Files/HP or Mercury Interactive), check Windows Services for 'TestDirector' or 'Quality Center' services, or review installed programs listAffected if Product is installed on the system
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Identify installed version and patch levelLaunch the Quality Center/TestDirector client or access the admin interface, navigate to Help > About or check the bin/version file in the installation directory for version and patch informationAffected if Version is any release prior to Patch8 or patch level cannot be verified as Patch8 or later
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Check for Patch8 installationIn the installation directory, search for patch-related files or check the version file for build numbers - Patch8 would have a specific build number indicating the patch was appliedAffected if No evidence of Patch8 or later patch installation is found, or build number indicates pre-Patch8 release
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Assess network accessibilityReview firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the TestDirector web server (typically on port 8080 or 443) is exposed to untrusted networks or the internetAffected if The application is reachable from external networks or untrusted internal segments without proper access controls
User is affected if HP TestDirector for Quality Center is installed with any version prior to Patch8, or if the patch level cannot be confirmed, especially when the application is network-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply HP TestDirector for Quality Center Patch8 or later to address the vulnerability. If patches are unavailable due to the product's age (2010), consider network segmentation and restricting external access to the application.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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