HPE's Insight Remote Support tool has a critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53676, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute code on affected systems. The flaw allows for directory traversal attacks to overwrite system files, leading to SYSTEM-level privileges being compromised. There are currently no patches available. This vulnerability exposes organizations to significant risks, as attackers can deploy malicious payloads without authentication. The current suggested mitigations include isolating management interfaces, monitoring file operations, and analyzing SOAP traffic for suspicious activities. As exploit techniques are being refined, timely and stringent defensive measures are essential to prevent possible active exploitations that could severely impact operations and sensitive data.
Source: https://cybersecuritynews.com/hpe-remote-support-tool-vulnerability/
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"id": "hew411030525",
"linkid": "hewlett-packard-enterprise",
"type": "Vulnerability",
"date": "3/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Technology',
'name': 'HPE',
'type': 'Technology Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthenticated Directory Traversal Attack',
'description': "HPE's Insight Remote Support tool has a critical "
'vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-53676, potentially allowing '
'unauthenticated attackers to execute code on affected '
'systems. The flaw allows for directory traversal attacks to '
'overwrite system files, leading to SYSTEM-level privileges '
'being compromised. There are currently no patches available. '
'This vulnerability exposes organizations to significant '
'risks, as attackers can deploy malicious payloads without '
'authentication. The current suggested mitigations include '
'isolating management interfaces, monitoring file operations, '
'and analyzing SOAP traffic for suspicious activities. As '
'exploit techniques are being refined, timely and stringent '
'defensive measures are essential to prevent possible active '
'exploitations that could severely impact operations and '
'sensitive data.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': "HPE's Insight Remote Support Tool"},
'response': {'containment_measures': ['isolating management interfaces',
'monitoring file operations',
'analyzing SOAP traffic for suspicious '
'activities']},
'title': "Critical Vulnerability in HPE's Insight Remote Support Tool",
'type': 'Vulnerability Exploitation',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'CVE-2024-53676'}