Detect HPE OneView Code Injection Exploitation (CVE-2025-37164) in Google Chronicle
Detects exploitation of CVE-2025-37164, a code injection vulnerability (CWE-94) in Hewlett Packard Enterprise OneView. This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code through the OneView management platform, potentially compromising datacenter infrastructure management.
MITRE ATT&CK
YARA-L Detection Query
rule hpe_oneview_code_injection_cve_2025_37164 {
meta:
author = "df00tech Detection Engineering"
description = "Detects HPE OneView code injection exploitation (CVE-2025-37164)"
severity = "CRITICAL"
priority = "HIGH"
reference = "https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=hpesbgn04985en_us&docLocale=en_US"
cve = "CVE-2025-37164"
events:
(
$e.metadata.event_type = "NETWORK_HTTP"
and (
re.regex($e.target.url, `(?i)(oneview|hpe.*ov|ImageStreamer)`) or
re.regex($e.target.hostname, `(?i)(oneview|hpeov)`)
)
and $e.network.http.method in ["POST", "PUT"]
and (
re.regex($e.target.url, `(?i)(/rest/|/api/v[0-9]+/)`) or
re.regex($e.network.http.request_body, `(?i)(eval\(|exec\(|Runtime\.exec|ProcessBuilder|script.*inject)`)
)
)
or
(
$e.metadata.event_type = "PROCESS_LAUNCH"
and re.regex($e.principal.process.command_line, `(?i)(oneview|hpov|com\.hp\.ov|ImageStreamer)`)
and $e.target.process.file.full_path in ["/bin/bash", "/bin/sh", "/usr/bin/python", "/usr/bin/python3", "/usr/bin/perl", "/usr/bin/curl", "/usr/bin/wget"]
)
condition:
$e
}Chronicle YARA-L rule detecting HPE OneView code injection attempts through network HTTP events targeting OneView API endpoints with injection payloads and process launch events showing unexpected shell spawning from OneView process contexts.
Data Sources
Required Tables
False Positives & Tuning
- Authorized REST API automation using POST/PUT methods to OneView endpoints
- OneView appliance update processes spawning shell scripts
- Infrastructure-as-code tooling interacting with OneView REST API
- Vulnerability scanning tools performing authorized assessments
Other platforms for CVE-2025-37164
Testing Methodology
Validate this detection against 4 adversary techniques from Atomic Red Team. Each test below lists the behaviour to exercise and the telemetry you should expect to see. Executable commands and cleanup steps are available with Pro.
- Test 1HPE OneView REST API Code Injection Simulation
Expected signal: HTTP POST request to /rest/login-sessions with injection pattern in request body visible in web access logs; network flow from test host to OneView appliance on port 443
- Test 2Simulated Child Process Spawn from Java Context
Expected signal: Process event showing java parent spawning /bin/bash child process; bash executing id, hostname, whoami commands
- Test 3OneView API Reconnaissance — Endpoint Enumeration
Expected signal: Multiple HTTP GET requests to OneView API endpoints from a single source IP within a short timeframe; mix of 401, 403, and potentially 200 responses visible in access logs
- Test 4Reverse Shell Establishment Post-Injection Simulation
Expected signal: Outbound TCP connection from OneView appliance or compromised host to attacker IP on non-standard port; ncat or bash process with network socket; network flow egress event
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