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Ucmdb Configuration ManagerApplication · Microfocus

CVE-2018-6488

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-02-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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
Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in Micro Focus Universal CMDB, version 4.10, 4.11, 4.12. This vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow Arbitrary Code Execution.

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

Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability in Micro Focus Universal CMDB versions 4.10, 4.11, and 4.12 that can be exploited remotely without authentication, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

MitigationApply vendor-supplied patches or upgrade to a patched version of Micro Focus Universal CMDB; restrict network access to the UCMDB interface if patching is not immediately possible.

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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
Ucmdb Configuration ManagerApplication
Affected:= 4.10= 4.11= 4.12

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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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 checks

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

  1. Verify UCMDB is installed
    Check for running processes or services related to Universal CMDB or UCMDB Configuration Manager. Look for processes named 'ucmdb' or 'UCMDB' in task manager or service list.
    Affected if UCMDB process or service is found running on the system
  2. Identify installed version
    Locate the product's version information through the administration interface, installation directory, or product-specific configuration file. Compare the found version against the affected ranges: 4.10, 4.11, and 4.12.
    Affected if Installed version matches 4.10, 4.11, or 4.12 exactly
  3. Confirm remote access is enabled
    Determine if the UCMDB web interface or API service is listening on network ports and accessible from network connections.
    Affected if UCMDB web interface or API is listening and network-accessible

You are affected if Micro Focus Universal CMDB is running and the installed version is exactly 4.10, 4.11, or 4.12 with its management interface exposed to the network.

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
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply vendor-supplied patches or upgrade to a patched version of Micro Focus Universal CMDB; restrict network access to the UCMDB interface if patching is not immediately possible.

Fix this in Ucmdb Configuration Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
16.0 hours of engineering $2,680
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