Description
The DeleteSingleFile function in the HPISDataManagerLib.Datamgr ActiveX control in HPISDataManager.dll in HP Instant Support before 1.0.0.24 allows remote attackers to delete an arbitrary file via a full pathname in the argument.
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.
Exploit-DB 1
- HP Instant Support 1.0.22 - 'HPISDataManager.dll' ActiveX Control Arbitrary File Delete EDB-31879 · dos · Jun 3, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- VU#857539 third-party-advisory
- 30516 third-party-advisory
- HPSBMA02326 vendor-advisory
- 29526 vdb-entry
- hp-instantsupport-deletesingle-file-deletion(42852) vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1740 vdb-entry
- http://www.csis.dk/dk/forside/CSIS-RI-0003.pdf
- 29536 vdb-entry
- 1020165 vdb-entry