HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2009-3845

Openview Network Node Manager vulnerability

CVSS
10.0
EPSS
22.0%
EPSS pct
97th
Exploited
No known
The port-3443 HTTP server in HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) 7.01, 7.51, and 7.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostname parameter to unspecified Perl scripts.
Affected vendor
Hp
Affected product
Openview Network Node Manager
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2009-12-10

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 22.0% 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-2009-3845

  • 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-2009-3845.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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