CVE-2010-4106
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 for Linux 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 confidenceCSRF vulnerability in HP Insight Control for Linux versions prior to 6.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of authenticated users by tricking them into submitting malicious requests. The attack exploits the lack of anti-CSRF tokens or proper request validation in the web application, enabling attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of legitimate 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= 2.00= 2.00.01= 2.10= 2.10.01= 2.11= 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
- 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 for Linux is installedLocate the HP Insight Control for Linux installation on the system by checking common installation directories, or use system package management tools to list installed HP software packages.Affected if HP Insight Control for Linux is not found on the system.
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Determine the installed versionUse the appropriate method to query the installed version of HP Insight Control for Linux, such as checking the software's version information through its management interface, command-line tools, or system package inventory.Affected if Unable to retrieve version information.
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Compare version against affected rangesCompare your installed version against the known affected versions: versions 2.00, 2.00.01, 2.10, 2.10.01, 2.11, 6.0, and any version prior to 6.1.Affected if The installed version matches one of the affected versions or is earlier than 6.1.
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Confirm web interface is accessibleVerify that the HP Insight Control for Linux web interface is reachable, as the CSRF vulnerability exploits the lack of anti-CSRF tokens in web requests.Affected if The web interface is exposed and the installed version is within the affected range.
The environment is affected if HP Insight Control for Linux is installed with a version matching 2.00, 2.00.01, 2.10, 2.10.01, 2.11, 6.0, or any version earlier than 6.1, and the web interface is 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 dataUpgrade to HP Insight Control for Linux version 6.2 or later, which should include proper CSRF protection mechanisms such as anti-CSRF tokens and request validation.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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-2010-4106 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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