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CVE-2019-11998 — HPE Superdome Flex Server is vulnerable to multiple remote vulnerabilities via improper input validation of administrator commands

Medium CVSS 5.5

HPE Superdome Flex Server is vulnerable to multiple remote vulnerabilities via improper input validation of administrator commands. This vulnerability could allow an Administrator to bypass security restrictions and access multiple remote vulnerabilities including information disclosure, or denial of service. HPE has provided firmware updates that address the above vulnerabilities for the HPE Superdome Flex Server starting with firmware version v3.20.186 (not available online) and v3.20.206 (available online). Apply v3.20.206 (4 December 2019) or a newer version to resolve this issue. Please visit HPE Support Center https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/home to obtain the updated firmware for your product.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.5 (3.1)
Published
2020-01-16
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-20

Affected products

  • hpe / superdome_flex_server_firmware

Matched remediation archetype

Information disclosure and sensitive data exposure

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Check exposure

  • Trace sensitive data through responses, errors, logs, metrics, traces, caches, exports, files, backups, and client bundles.
  • Identify affected subjects, tenants, retention windows, access controls, and downstream copies without opening unnecessary sensitive records.
  • Review metadata, timing, status, length, and existence signals as well as direct content disclosure.

Remediate safely

  • Minimize collection and output, apply field-level authorization and redaction at a centralized boundary, and return generic external errors.
  • Remove secrets and sensitive data from logs, artifacts, URLs, caches, and client-side bundles; rotate credentials that may have been exposed.
  • Update the affected component and add synthetic-data tests for response, error, observability, and export paths.

Authoritative sources

Complete CVE record and remediation plan

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