CVE-2009-4189 in the critical feed json
HP Operations Manager has a default password of OvW*busr1 for the ovwebusr account, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…
published 2009-12-03 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2009-4159
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 78.5%
- EPSS 78.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.5%
- public exploits
- 4
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
HP Operations Manager has a default password of OvW*busr1 for the ovwebusr account, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a session that uses the manager role to conduct unrestricted file upload attacks against the /manager servlet in the Tomcat servlet container. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2009-3099 and CVE-2009-3843.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_deploy)
- Published
Exploit prediction
78.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_deploy Apache Tomcat Manager Application Deployer Authenticated Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2009-11-09
- Metasploit exploit/multi/http/tomcat_mgr_upload Apache Tomcat Manager Authenticated Upload Code Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2009-11-09
- Metasploit auxiliary/scanner/http/tomcat_mgr_login Tomcat Application Manager Login Utility metasploit auxiliary, normal rank
- EDB-16317 Apache Tomcat Manager - Application Deployer (Authenticated) Code Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2010-12-14
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2009-4189
- NVD CVE-2009-4189
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