# CVE-2009-4189: HP Operations Manager has a default password of OvW\*busr1 for the ovwebusr account, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 3 Metasploit modules
- Published: 2009-12-03 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

HP Operations Manager has a default password of OvW*busr1 for the ovwebusr account, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a session that uses the manager role to conduct unrestricted file upload attacks against the /manager servlet in the Tomcat servlet container. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2009-3099 and CVE-2009-3843.

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## References

- http://www.intevydis.com/blog/?p=87
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16317
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_login.rb
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_deploy.rb
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_upload.rb

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