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Update Protection against HP Intelligent Management Center Database Credentials Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2010-223
Date Published:
Severity:
Source: Secunia Advisory: SA39891
Protection Provided by: Security Gateway
  • R71
  • R70
Who is Vulnerable?
HP Intelligent Management Center prior to 3.3 SP2 (R2606P13)
Vulnerability Description
A policy bypass vulnerability has been reported in in HP Intelligent Management Center (IMC). HP 3Com IMC is a modular management system designed to integrate the management of devices, services and users. A remote unauthenticated attacker could exploit this issue to retrieve database credentials setup for the affected application.
Update/Patch Available
Apply patch:
Intelligent Management Center v3.3 SP2 (R2606P13)
Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to insufficient access control for configuration files containing database credentials. A remote attacker may exploit this issue via a specially crafted HTTP request, to retrieve database credentials setup for the affected application. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow the attacker gain read/write access to the application's database content.

Protection Overview
This protection will detect and block crafted HTTP requests sent to the vulnerable system.

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-2006-05Protection 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/R71

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 Intelligent Management Center Database Credentials Information Disclosure 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 Intelligent Management Center database credentials information disclosure