CVE-2014-7883
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 · uneditedHP Universal CMDB (UCMDB) Probe 9.05, 10.01, and 10.11 enables the HTTP TRACE method, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the headers of a response.
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 · high confidenceHP Universal CMDB (UCMDB) Probe versions 9.05, 10.01, and 10.11 have the HTTP TRACE method enabled, which allows remote attackers to retrieve sensitive information such as cookies and authentication credentials by sending a TRACE request and reading the response headers.
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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= 9.05= 10.01= 10.11CVSS 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
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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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Identify HP Universal CMDB web interfaceLocate the UCMDB web interface URL (typically on port 8080 or 8443 for the probe or gateway). Check running services or server configurations for HP UCMDB processes and their associated HTTP/HTTPS endpoints.Affected if HP Universal CMDB web interface is accessible on the network
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Check installed UCMDB versionAccess the UCMDB web interface and navigate to the About or Help section to view the version, or check version files in the installation directory (such as version.properties or similar version info files in the UCMDB installation folder).Affected if The installed version is 9.05, 10.01, or 10.11 exactly as listed in the affected versions
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Test if HTTP TRACE method is enabledSend an HTTP TRACE request to the UCMDB web server using a tool like curl (e.g., curl -X TRACE http://<ucmdb_host>:<port>/ or curl -X TRACE https://<ucmdb_host>:<port>/). Examine the response - if the TRACE method is enabled, the server will return the request headers in the response body.Affected if The HTTP TRACE request returns a successful response containing the original request headers echoed back, indicating TRACE is enabled
You are affected if HP Universal CMDB version 9.05, 10.01, or 10.11 is installed AND the HTTP TRACE method is enabled on its web server, allowing headers including cookies and credentials to be retrieved remotely.
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 dataDisable the HTTP TRACE method at the web server or application server level (e.g., via server configuration or web.xml security constraints) to prevent attackers from reading sensitive header information.
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