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CVE-2016-8517

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-02-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.6 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
A cross site scripting vulnerability in HPE Systems Insight Manager in all versions prior to 7.6 was found.

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 confidence

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HPE Systems Insight Manager allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript or HTML into web pages viewed by other users, potentially stealing session cookies or performing actions on behalf of authenticated users.

MitigationUpgrade HPE Systems Insight Manager to version 7.6 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

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
Systems Insight ManagerApplication
Affected:< 7.6

CVSS 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
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify HPE Systems Insight Manager is installed
    Check for the presence of HPE Systems Insight Manager in your system by looking for its installation directory or checking installed programs list
    Affected if The software is not found or not installed, this CVE does not apply
  2. Determine the installed version of HPE Systems Insight Manager
    Access the HPE SIM web interface and navigate to the About or Version information page, or check the version displayed in the SIM console application
    Affected if The version displayed is lower than 7.6 (e.g., 7.5.x, 7.0.x, etc.)
  3. Confirm the web interface is accessible
    Attempt to reach the HPE SIM web interface via browser using the configured URL and port (default typically 50000 or 50001)
    Affected if The web interface is accessible and responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests, making the XSS exploitable through user web sessions

You are affected if HPE Systems Insight Manager is installed with a version lower than 7.6 and the web interface is accessible to users or attackers.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.6 or later
Fixed in 7.6
Interim mitigation

Upgrade HPE Systems Insight Manager to version 7.6 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Fix this in Systems Insight Manager Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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