CVE-2010-4024
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 · uneditedCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in HP Insight Control Power Management before 6.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims 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 · moderate confidenceCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in HP Insight Control Power Management versions prior to 6.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims by tricking authenticated users into unknowingly submitting malicious requests to the application.
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 data<= 6.1.2= 6.0= 6.0.1= 6.0.2= 6.1CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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Verify HP Insight Control Power Management is installedCheck for the presence of HP Insight Control Power Management software on the system using system inventory tools or by looking for related processes and servicesAffected if The software is installed on the system
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Determine the installed versionUse HP software inventory commands, check the application GUI about section, or inspect the installed packages to identify the exact version numberAffected if The version cannot be determined or is not visible
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Compare installed version against affected rangeReview the version against the affected versions: 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1, and any version <= 6.1.2Affected if The installed version matches any of the affected versions listed (6.0 through 6.1.2 inclusive)
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Check if anti-CSRF tokens are implementedInspect web application requests and responses for the presence of anti-CSRF tokens in forms and AJAX requests, or examine server-side validation of Origin/Referer headersAffected if Anti-CSRF tokens are missing or Origin/Referer header validation is not implemented
A user is affected if HP Insight Control Power Management version 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1, or any version up to 6.1.2 is installed and the application lacks proper anti-CSRF token implementation.
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 dataUpgrade to HP Insight Control Power Management 6.2 or later, which should include proper anti-CSRF token implementation. As an interim measure, configure the application to validate Origin/Referer headers and implement SameSite cookie attributes.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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