Description
HP OpenView Network Node Manager 6.2 through 7.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) node parameter to connectedNodes.ovpl, (2) cdpView.ovpl, (3) freeIPaddrs.ovpl, and (4) ecscmg.ovpl.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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HP Openview connectedNodes.ovpl Remote Command Execution
exploit/unix/webapp/openview_connectednodes_exec
Exploit-DB 2
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager (OV NNM) - 'connectedNodes.ovp'l Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) EDB-16887 · remote · Jul 3, 2010 · verified
- HP OpenView Network Node Manager 7.50 - Remote Command Execution EDB-1188 · remote · Aug 30, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20050825 Portcullis Security Advisory 05-014 HP Openview Remote Command mailing-list
- hp-openview-node-manager-command-execution(21999) vdb-entry
- HPSBMA01224 vendor-advisory
- 14662 vdb-entry
- 16555 third-party-advisory