CVE-2018-11046
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 · uneditedPivotal Operations Manager, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.6 and version 2.0.14, includes NGINX packages that lacks security vulnerability patches. An attacker with access to the NGINX processes and knowledge of how to exploit the unpatched vulnerabilities may be able to impact Operations Manager
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dbcve analysis · moderate confidencePivotal Operations Manager versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.6 and 2.0.14 include outdated NGINX packages that contain known security vulnerabilities. An attacker with already-elevated access to NGINX processes and knowledge of the underlying NGINX flaws could potentially exploit them to impact the Operations Manager.
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>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.6= 2.0.14CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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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Locate the Operations Manager versionLog in to the Operations Manager web interface and check the version shown in the product header or settings page, or query the Ops Manager API endpoint /api/v0/infoAffected if The displayed version matches 2.1.0 through 2.1.5, or shows exactly 2.0.14
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Confirm the exact version numberIn the Ops Manager UI, navigate to the product overview or about section to view the full version string including any patch numbersAffected if The version is anything less than 2.1.6 in the 2.1.x line, or is exactly 2.0.14
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Verify the deployment is still supportedCheck whether this Operations Manager instance is actively maintained and receiving updates from your Pivotal/VMware support contractAffected if The deployment is on an affected version and still in production use
You are affected if your Operations Manager is running version 2.1.0 through 2.1.5 or exactly version 2.0.14, as these ship with the vulnerable NGINX packages.
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 data2.1.6
Upgrade Pivotal Operations Manager to version 2.1.6 or later, or version 2.0.14 or later, to incorporate patched NGINX packages.
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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-2018-11046 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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