CVE-2016-2002 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting HPE Vertica versions 7.0.x, 7.1.x, and 7.2.x. Specifically, the validateAdminConfig handler in the Analytics Management Console allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the mcPort parameter. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0.0, < 7.0.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opentext:vertica:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.1.0, < 7.1.2-12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opentext:vertica:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.2-1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opentext:vertica:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.