Global Link ManagerApplication · Hitachi

CVE-2024-0715

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.8.7-03 or later.
See remediation →
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
Expression Language Injection vulnerability in Hitachi Global Link Manager on Windows allows Code Injection.This issue affects Hitachi Global Link Manager: before 8.8.7-03.

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 confidence

Expression Language Injection vulnerability in Hitachi Global Link Manager on Windows allows unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code via unsanitized EL expressions. This occurs when user-controlled input is dynamically evaluated in EL contexts without proper sanitization, leading to remote code execution.

MitigationUpgrade Hitachi Global Link Manager to version 8.8.7-03 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, implement strict input validation and network segmentation to limit exposure.

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
Global Link ManagerApplication
Affected:< 8.8.7-03

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. Verify Hitachi Global Link Manager is installed
    Check for the application in Windows Programs and Features, or look for installation directories typically under C:\Program Files\Hitachi\Global Link Manager or C:\Hitachi\Global Link Manager
    Affected if The application is present on the system
  2. Determine installed version
    Check the version information through Windows Programs and Features details, or look for version info in the installation directory (often in about dialog, README, or version.txt)
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 8.8.7-03 (e.g., 8.8.6, 8.8.5, etc.)
  3. Identify web interface exposure
    Check if the Hitachi Global Link Manager web console is accessible by accessing the application URL (typically on ports 8080, 8443, or 443) from a browser
    Affected if The web interface is exposed and accepts user input through search fields, login forms, or configuration parameters
  4. Check for unsanitized EL input handling
    Review application logs or capture traffic to identify if user-supplied input in web parameters is being evaluated in Expression Language contexts without validation
    Affected if User-controlled input appears to be dynamically evaluated in EL contexts (this requires testing or code review)

A system is affected if Hitachi Global Link Manager is installed with a version lower than 8.8.7-03 and the web interface or input-handling components are exposed and process user input without EL sanitization

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

Check your environment

Paste your version and any relevant configuration and it will be compared against the affected criteria above. Do not include secrets or credentials.

AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.8.7-03 or later
Fixed in 8.8.7-03
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Hitachi Global Link Manager to version 8.8.7-03 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, implement strict input validation and network segmentation to limit exposure.

Recommended fix High confidence

8.8.7-03

  1. Upgrade Hitachi Global Link Manager to version 8.8.7-03 or later
  2. After upgrading, verify the installation was successful
  3. Confirm the Expression Language Injection vulnerability is resolved

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Global Link Manager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
Get the upgrade done

An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $5,120.

Scan for this in your stack

Free · runs locally
dbcve dependency scanner

Check whether your project pulls in CVE-2024-0715 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.

References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

Primary sources

Practitioner notes

Contributed

Peer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-0715 in production — separate from our analysis above.

No notes yet

Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.

What this is

A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.

What belongs here
  • Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
  • Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
  • No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
  • No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data