MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2017-8970

Matrix Operating Environment vulnerability

CVSS
5.3
EPSS
3.2%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
A remote unauthenticated disclosure of information vulnerability in HPE Matrix Operating Environment version 7.6 LR1 was found.
Affected vendor
Hp
Affected product
Matrix Operating Environment
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2018-02-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2017-8970

  • Confirm whether Hp Matrix Operating Environment is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2017-8970.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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