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Update Protection against HP Operations Manager Server Unauthorized File Upload Vulnerability

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2009-312
Date Published:
Severity:
Last Updated:
Source: Secunia Advisory: 37444
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2009-3843
CVE-2009-3548
CVE-2009-4189
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R70
IPS-1
  • IPS-1
  • IPS-1 NGX R65
Who is Vulnerable?
HP Operations Manager for Windows 8.10
Vulnerability Description
An unauthorized file upload vulnerability exists in HP Operations Manager, a consolidated event and performance management console that correlates infrastructure, network and end-user experience events across an IT infrastructure.The vulnerability is due to insufficient access control within the Apache Tomcat Manager component. A remote attacker can trigger the vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to /manager/html/upload and once authenticated, upload a malicious web application to a vulnerable system.
Update/Patch Available
HP has released an advisory addressing this vulnerability:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01931960 
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to insufficient access control within the Apache Tomcat Manager Component.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block attempts to access the HP operations manager file upload area using default credentials.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.

Security Gateway R70

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS tab, click Protections > By Protocol > Application Intelligence > HP Products.
2. In the right pane, double-click the HP Operations Manager Server Unauthorized File Upload protection.
3. In the Protection Details window, click on Edit. Choose the protection's Action (Override IPS Policy with: Prevent/Detect), and apply Additional Settings.
4. Install policy on all modules.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name: HP Products Protection Violation
Attack Information: HP Operations Manager Server unauthorized file upload

IPS-1 & IPS-1 NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?

1. In the IPS-1 Policy Manager, click on the Protection tab.2. In the Protection tree, click Web Intelligence > WWW 2, and select the CGI Attacks protection group.
3. Click HP Operations Manager Server Unauthorized File Upload (IPS-1 NGX R65 only).
4. In the configuration pane, under Settings, check Active.
5. Click on Install Policy.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?

Upon attack, the following entries will be logged:

Alert Name: WWW/CGI Attacks Protection Group
Description: HP Operations Manager Server Unauthorized File Upload