HP Access Control CVE-2019-6330 Unspecified Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description

HP Access Control is prone to an unspecified privilege-escalation vulnerability. Attackers can leverage this issue to gain elevated privileges. Successful exploits may compromise affected computers. Note: Technical details are currently unavailable. We will update this BID as soon as more information becomes available HP Access Control versions prior to 16.7 are vulnerable.

Technologies Affected

• HP Access Control 12.0
• HP Access Control 12.1
• HP Access Control 12.2
• HP Access Control 12.3
• HP Access Control 13.0
• HP Access Control 14.0
• HP Access Control 14.1
• HP Access Control 16.4

Recommendations

Block external access at the network boundary, unless external parties require service.
Filter access to the affected computer at the network boundary if global access isn’t needed. Restricting access to only trusted computers and networks might greatly reduce the likelihood of a successful exploit.

Deploy network intrusion detection systems to monitor network traffic for malicious activity.
Deploy NIDS to monitor network traffic for signs of anomalous or suspicious activity. This may indicate exploit attempts or activity that results from successful exploits.

Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.