CVE-2018-6490
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 · uneditedDenial of Service vulnerability in Micro Focus Operations Orchestration Software, version 10.x. This vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow Denial of Service.
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 · low confidenceDenial of Service vulnerability in Micro Focus Operations Orchestration Software version 10.x that can be exploited remotely, likely through network-based attack vector given the CVSS 7.5 rating indicating low attack complexity and no authentication requirement.
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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= 10.0CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Identify if Operations Orchestration is installedCheck for the presence of HP Operations Orchestration or Micro Focus Operations Orchestration software on the system. Look for installation directories (commonly under C:\HP\OO or /opt/HP/OO on Linux) or check running services for 'oo' or 'operations-orchestration' processes.Affected if The software is present on the system
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Determine the installed versionLocate the version information in the installation directory, typically in a version.txt, about.html, or the main executable properties. For command-line inspection, check the product documentation for version retrieval commands or inspect the OO installation metadata files.Affected if The version matches 10.0 or falls within the 10.x series (10.0 through 10.x)
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Verify the product is exposed to network accessCheck network listener configurations and firewall rules to determine if the Operations Orchestration management or execution ports are accessible from network sources. Default ports include 8080, 8443, or custom ports configured during setup.Affected if The management or execution interfaces are reachable from untrusted network segments
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Confirm authentication is not enforced on exposed interfacesReview the security configuration files (typically in the conf directory under the OO installation) to verify whether authentication is required for remote operations or API access.Affected if Remote access is permitted without requiring authentication or valid credentials
You are affected if HP Operations Orchestration version 10.0 or any 10.x version is installed and its management interfaces are network-accessible without authentication.
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 vendor patches when available; implement network-level filtering and rate limiting to mitigate DoS attempts; restrict network access to the Operations Orchestration management interfaces.
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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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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.
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- 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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