Serviceguard For LinuxApplication · Hpe

CVE-2022-37938

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-03-01
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
Unauthenticated server side request forgery in HPE Serviceguard 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 confidence

CVE-2022-37938 is an unauthenticated server side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in HPE Serviceguard Manager that allows remote attackers to make the server perform arbitrary requests to internal or external resources without any authentication credentials.

MitigationApply the HPE security patch for Serviceguard Manager as soon as available; in the interim, restrict network access to the management interface to trusted sources and implement strict input validation on URL/endpoint parameters.

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
Serviceguard For LinuxApplication
Affected:< a.12.80.05

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:3.1/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. Identify HPE Serviceguard Manager installation
    Check if HPE Serviceguard Manager is installed on the system by looking for Serviceguard-related packages or services (e.g., run 'rpm -qa | grep -i serviceguard' or 'dpkg -l | grep -i serviceguard' depending on Linux distribution)
    Affected if Serviceguard Manager package is found on the system
  2. Determine installed Serviceguard version
    Retrieve the version of the installed HPE Serviceguard For Linux package using the package manager (e.g., 'rpm -qi Serviceguard' or check /opt/serviceguard version files)
    Affected if The installed version is lower than a.12.80.05 (e.g., a.12.70, a.12.75, etc.)
  3. Verify Serviceguard Manager component is enabled
    Check if the Serviceguard Manager web interface or management service is running and enabled. Look for processes related to Serviceguard Manager or check systemctl status for Serviceguard-related services
    Affected if Serviceguard Manager service is running and accessible
  4. Check network exposure of management interface
    Review network configuration to determine if the Serviceguard Manager management port (typically 5432/tcp or similar) is bound to a network-exposed IP address rather than localhost only
    Affected if The management interface is bound to 0.0.0.0 or an external IP and is accessible from untrusted networks

The system is affected if HPE Serviceguard Manager is installed with a version lower than a.12.80.05 and the management interface is accessible over the network.

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

Apply the HPE security patch for Serviceguard Manager as soon as available; in the interim, restrict network access to the management interface to trusted sources and implement strict input validation on URL/endpoint parameters.

Fix this in Serviceguard For Linux Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,780
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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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