CVE-2019-17276
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 · uneditedOnCommand System Manager versions 9.3 prior to 9.3P18 and 9.4 prior to 9.4P2 are susceptible to a cross site scripting vulnerability that could allow an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary scripts into the SNMP Community Names label field.
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 · high confidenceThis is a stored (persistent) cross-site scripting vulnerability in OnCommand System Manager where an authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript or HTML into the SNMP Community Names label field. The malicious payload is stored and executed when other users view the SNMP configuration page.
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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= 9.3= 9.4CVSS 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:3.1/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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Check OnCommand System Manager versionLog into the OnCommand System Manager web interface and navigate to the Help or About section to view the installed version number. Alternatively, check via CLI if accessible.Affected if The installed version is exactly 9.3 or 9.4 (without the patched versions 9.3P18 or 9.4P2)
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Verify SNMP feature is configuredIn the OnCommand System Manager web UI, navigate to the SNMP configuration page. This is typically found under Settings or Network configuration settings.Affected if SNMP has been enabled and configured in the affected System Manager version
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Inspect SNMP Community Names field for suspicious contentView the SNMP Community Names label field in the SNMP configuration page. Look for any unexpected or encoded characters in the community name entries that could indicate injected script tags such as <script>, javascript:, or HTML tags.Affected if The SNMP Community Names field contains arbitrary JavaScript or HTML tags that were not intentionally configured by the administrator
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Review SNMP configuration for unexpected changesIf you have access to the underlying storage system or backup configurations, compare current SNMP settings against known-good baselines to identify unauthorized modifications to community name fields.Affected if The SNMP community names differ from the originally configured values or contain unexpected script content
You are affected if OnCommand System Manager version 9.3 or 9.4 is installed and the SNMP Community Names field contains injected JavaScript or HTML that was not intentionally configured.
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 dataUpgrade to OnCommand System Manager version 9.3P18 or 9.4P2 and later, which contain the security patch for this vulnerability.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing5.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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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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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