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CVE-2012-3286: HP ArcSight appliances let logged‑in users steal or change data

CVE-2012-3286 · published 13 years ago

Summary

Versions of the HP ArcSight Connector Appliance (up to 6.3) and ArcSight Logger (up to 5.2) can be tricked by someone who already has a user account to see private information, alter records, or stop the service from working. This means an insider or a compromised account could harm the integrity and availability of your security logs. Apply the latest updates from HP and limit user privileges to only what is needed.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
hp	arcsight_connector_appliance_firmware	<= 6.3 6.0.0.60023.2 6.2.0.6244.0 `cpe:2.3:o:hp:arcsight_connector_appliance_firmware::::::::`
hp	arcsight_connector_appliance	c1400 c3400 c5400 `cpe:2.3:h:hp:arcsight_connector_appliance:c1400:::::::*`
hp	arcsight_logger	<= 5.2 `cpe:2.3:a:hp:arcsight_logger::::::::`

Original advisory text

Unspecified vulnerability in HP ArcSight Connector Appliance 6.3 and earlier and ArcSight Logger 5.2 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information, modify data, or c...

References

http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?d... Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/829260 US Government Resource

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

6.5 Medium

Exploitation

2% chance of attack within 30 days

Timeline

Published16 Feb 2013

Updated29 Oct 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2012-3286 · NVD

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