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Network Operations Management UltimateApplication · Hp

CVE-2018-6492

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.0 Published 2018-05-22
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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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
Persistent Cross-Site Scripting, and non-persistent HTML Injection in HP Network Operations Management Ultimate, version 2017.07, 2017.11, 2018.02 and in Network Automation, version 10.00, 10.10, 10.11, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40, 10.50. This vulnerability could be remotely exploited to allow persistent cross-site scripting, and non-persistent HTML Injection.

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

HP Network Operations Management and Network Automation products contain both persistent and non-persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities along with non-persistent HTML injection. The persistent XSS allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they access compromised content, while the non-persistent variants affect reflected parameters. The HTML injection enables attackers to inject arbitrary HTML content into affected pages.

MitigationImplement comprehensive input validation and output encoding across all user-supplied fields in the web interface. For persistent XSS, sanitize stored content before rendering. Apply context-specific output encoding for reflected inputs and deploy Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution.

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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
Network Operations Management UltimateApplication
Affected:= 2017.07= 2017.11= 2018.02
Network AutomationApplication
Affected:= 10.00= 10.10= 10.11= 10.20= 10.30= 10.40= 10.50

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.

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  1. Identify installed product and version
    Locate the installed HP Network Operations Management Ultimate or HP Network Automation installation and retrieve its version number from the software inventory, about page, or installation directory metadata
    Affected if The installed version matches 2017.07, 2017.11, or 2018.02 for Network Operations Management, or 10.00, 10.10, 10.11, 10.20, 10.30, 10.40, or 10.50 for Network Automation
  2. Verify web interface is enabled
    Confirm that the product's web-based management interface is accessible and running. Check if the HTTP/HTTPS service for the application is active
    Affected if The web interface is exposed and accessible to users or attackers
  3. Identify user input points in the web interface
    Review the web application for form fields, search parameters, or user-controllable inputs that accept and display content back to users
    Affected if The application accepts user input and renders it in web pages without proper sanitization
  4. Check for stored content display
    Examine areas where user-supplied data is stored persistently (such as device names, comments, descriptions, or configuration fields) and then displayed to other users
    Affected if The application stores and displays user content that could be exploited for persistent XSS

Your environment is affected if you are running any of the listed versions of HP Network Operations Management Ultimate or HP Network Automation with the web interface enabled and user-accessible input fields present.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement comprehensive input validation and output encoding across all user-supplied fields in the web interface. For persistent XSS, sanitize stored content before rendering. Apply context-specific output encoding for reflected inputs and deploy Content Security Policy headers to mitigate XSS execution.

Fix this in Network Operations Management Ultimate Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
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