CVE-2016-4382
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 · uneditedHPE Performance Center 11.52, 12.00, 12.01, 12.20, and 12.50 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors, related to a "remote user validation failure" issue.
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 confidenceHPE Performance Center contains an access control bypass vulnerability where remote attackers can circumvent intended security restrictions due to a remote user validation failure. The vulnerability allows unauthorized access through unspecified vectors, indicating a flaw in the authentication or authorization logic that validates remote user sessions.
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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= 11.52= 12.00= 12.01= 12.20= 12.50CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 HPE Performance Center is installedCheck installed programs on the server for 'HPE Performance Center' or 'HP Performance Center' entry, or look for the installation directory (typically in C:\Program Files\HPE\Performance Center or similar)Affected if The application is present on the system
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Identify installed versionOpen HPE Performance Center and navigate to Help > About, or check the Windows installed programs list for the exact version number (11.52, 12.00, 12.01, 12.20, or 12.50)Affected if The installed version matches 11.52, 12.00, 12.01, 12.20, or 12.50
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Determine if remote access is enabledCheck HPE Performance Center administration console or configuration settings for remote user access/enabled remote connections. Look for settings related to 'Remote' or 'Network' user authentication in the server configurationAffected if Remote user access or network-based connections are enabled in the configuration
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Check network exposure of web interfaceReview firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the HPE Performance Center web portal (typically ports 8080 or 8443) is accessible from untrusted networks or the internetAffected if The Performance Center web interface is exposed to untrusted networks or external IP addresses
A user is affected if HPE Performance Center versions 11.52, 12.00, 12.01, 12.20, or 12.50 are installed AND remote user access is enabled with network exposure to untrusted networks.
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 HPE security patches for this vulnerability. If no patch is available, implement additional authentication controls at the network level (e.g., VPN, IP whitelisting) and restrict access to trusted networks only until a fix is released.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-4382 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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