CVE-2010-4031
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 Insight Control Performance Management before 6.2 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges 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 confidenceHP Insight Control Performance Management versions prior to 6.2 contain an unspecified vulnerability that allows remote authenticated users to escalate their privileges. The attack vector and exact weakness are not detailed in available documentation, but the vulnerability is remotely exploitable by authenticated users.
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= 5.0= 5.2= 5.2.2= 6.0CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:C/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 Performance Management is installedCheck program files for HP Insight Control components, or query Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\HP for Insight Control entriesAffected if The software is found on the system
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Determine installed versionCheck Add/Remove Programs or the registry key for the installed version number of HP Insight Control Performance ManagementAffected if Version is 6.1 or earlier, or matches 5.0, 5.2, 5.2.2, or 6.0
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Confirm remote management interface is enabledCheck if the HP SIM or Performance Management web console is running and accessible on typical ports 50000 or 8080Affected if Remote management interface is exposed and the software version is in the affected range
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Audit user accounts for privilege escalation indicatorsReview HP Systems Insight Manager user accounts and any external directory integrations for unexpected administrative or elevated accountsAffected if Unauthorized accounts exist or unexpected privilege changes are found
The environment is affected if HP Insight Control Performance Management version 6.1 or earlier (including 5.0, 5.2, 5.2.2, 6.0) is installed with the remote management interface enabled and accessible to authenticated users.
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 HP Insight Control Performance Management to version 6.2 or later to address this privilege escalation vulnerability. Verify no unauthorized privilege changes have occurred on affected systems.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2010-4031 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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