CVE-2015-2117

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-04-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

HP TippingPoint Security Management System (SMS) and TippingPoint Virtual Security Management System (vSMS) before 4.1 patch 3 and 4.2 before patch 1 do not require authentication for JBoss RMI requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by (1) uploading this code within an archive or (2) instantiating a class.

Affected products

HP Tippingpoint Security Management System: through 4.2
HP Tippingpoint Virtual Security Management System: through 4.2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74285
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032187
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-154/
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04626974
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74285
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032187
http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-15-154/
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c04626974

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