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CVE-2018-6502: MFSBGN03824 rev.1 - ArcSight Management Center, Insufficient Access Control, Reflected Cross Site Scripting, Access Control vulnerability, Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF), Unauthenticated File Download, Directory Traversal Vulnerability

A potential Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Security vulnerability has been identified in ArcSight Management Center (ArcMC) in all versions prior to 2.81. This vulnerability could be exploited to allow for Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS).

MediumCVSS 6.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

Plain-English summary

ArcSight Management Center versions before 2.81 have a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability. For executives, the main concern is unauthorized script execution through the management interface, which could expose limited data or enable limited changes if the interface is reachable.

Executive priority

Schedule remediation as a medium-priority management-system fix. Escalate if ArcMC is internet-exposed, supports security operations workflows, or lacks compensating access controls.

Technical view

CVE-2018-6502 affects Micro Focus ArcSight Management Center before 2.81. The CVSS 3.0 score is 6.5 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and low confidentiality and integrity impact. The provided description supports reflected XSS; other bulletin-title issue classes are not detailed in the bundle.

Likely exposure

Exposure is most likely in organizations running ArcSight Management Center below 2.81, especially where the ArcMC web interface is reachable by broad internal networks or the internet.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Treat this as a plausible web-management-plane risk, not a confirmed exploited issue.

Researcher notes

The bundle identifies reflected XSS for ArcMC prior to 2.81. The title references several vulnerability classes, but the provided CVE description only substantiates reflected XSS. No CWE or exploit evidence is supplied.

Mitigation direction

  • Identify all ArcSight Management Center deployments and versions.
  • Move affected deployments off versions prior to 2.81 per vendor guidance.
  • Check the Micro Focus advisory for supported upgrade or mitigation details.
  • Limit access to the ArcMC management interface while remediation is pending.
  • Prioritize internet-reachable or broadly reachable management interfaces first.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether ArcMC version is earlier than 2.81.
  • Verify ArcMC web interfaces are not publicly exposed unless required.
  • Review vendor advisory KM03245142 for exact applicability.
  • Check vulnerability scanner findings against actual installed versions.
  • Review web access logs for unusual management-interface requests.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.5 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.5CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N3.92.5Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

6.5Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2018-6502Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
Micro FocusArcSight Management Centerall versions prior to 2.81Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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