THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-4559
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-4559

Openview Network Node Manager vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
21.5%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in argument fields to the (1) webappmon.exe or (2) OpenView5.exe CGI program. NOTE: this issue may be partially covered by CVE-2009-0205.
Affected vendor
Hp
Affected product
Openview Network Node Manager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2009-02-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 21.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 97% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2008-4559

  • Confirm whether Hp Openview Network Node Manager is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2008-4559.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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