Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue affects older HP iLO management cards used to administer servers remotely. If SSO is enabled, a remote attacker could execute code on vulnerable iLO firmware. Because iLO controls server management functions, compromise can have serious operational impact even though the public record lacks technical detail.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority legacy infrastructure risk. It affects privileged server management hardware and can enable remote code execution when SSO is used, but available evidence does not confirm active exploitation.
Technical view
CVE-2013-2338 is an unspecified vulnerability in HP Integrated Lights-Out 3 firmware before 1.57 and iLO4 firmware before 1.22 when SSO is used. The CVE states remote arbitrary code execution is possible via unknown vectors. No CVSS, CWE, root cause, or exploit details are provided.
Likely exposure
Organizations with legacy HP servers using iLO3 or iLO4, especially where iLO is reachable over a management network and Single-Sign-On is enabled, are the likely exposure group.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitability details are not public in the provided sources, and the attack vectors are described only as unknown.
Researcher notes
Public details are limited. The affected condition is specific to HP iLO3 before 1.57 and iLO4 before 1.22 with SSO. The CVE does not disclose the vulnerable component, root cause, exploit technique, or reliable detection indicators.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory HP iLO3 and iLO4 management cards and record firmware versions.
- Upgrade iLO3 to firmware 1.57 or later, per vendor guidance.
- Upgrade iLO4 to firmware 1.22 or later, per vendor guidance.
- Review whether iLO SSO is enabled and needed.
- Restrict iLO access to trusted management networks only.
- Check current HP guidance for any additional platform-specific actions.
Validation and detection
- Confirm all iLO3 devices run firmware 1.57 or later.
- Confirm all iLO4 devices run firmware 1.22 or later.
- Verify SSO configuration on each iLO management interface.
- Confirm iLO is not exposed to untrusted networks.
- Document exceptions where firmware cannot be updated immediately.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- HPSBHF02885CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_HP
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