CVE-2017-12544
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 · uneditedA cross-site scripting vulnerability in HPE System Management Homepage for Windows and Linux version prior to v7.6.1 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 confidenceCross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in HPE System Management Homepage allows remote attackers to inject malicious scripts through unsanitized web inputs, affecting versions prior to v7.6.1 on Windows and Linux.
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< 7.6.1CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify HPE System Management Homepage is installedOn Windows, check Program Files for HP System Management Homepage or look for the 'hp smh' service. On Linux, run package queries (rpm -qa | grep -i hpsmh or dpkg -l | grep -i hpsmh) or check common installation directories like /opt/hp/hpsmh.Affected if The software is not found on the system, meaning the CVE does not apply.
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Determine the installed versionOn Windows, check the version property of the SMH executable in Program Files or consult Add/Remove Programs. On Linux, run rpm -qa | grep hpsmh or check the version via the package manager.Affected if Unable to determine version - further investigation needed.
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Compare installed version against the affected rangeCompare the found version number to 7.6.1. Any version prior to 7.6.1 (such as 7.5.x, 7.4.x, etc.) is within the affected range.Affected if Installed version is below 7.6.1, indicating the system is potentially affected by this XSS vulnerability.
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Assess web interface exposureDetermine if the HPE System Management Homepage web interface is accessible over the network. Check if the service is bound to external network interfaces (port 2381 typically) rather than localhost only.Affected if The web interface is exposed to untrusted networks and the version is below 7.6.1 - risk is higher.
The environment is affected only if HPE System Management Homepage is installed with a version lower than 7.6.1.
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 data7.6.1
Upgrade HPE System Management Homepage to version 7.6.1 or later to remediate the XSS vulnerability.
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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-2017-12544 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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