CVE-2012-5211
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in HP Intelligent Management Center (iMC) User Access Manager (UAM) before 5.2 E0402 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, modify data, or cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, aka ZDI-CAN-1643.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceHP Intelligent Management Center User Access Manager (UAM) before version 5.2 E0402 contains an unspecified vulnerability (ZDI-CAN-1643) that allows remote attackers to potentially obtain sensitive information, modify data, or cause denial of service. The vulnerability is network-exploitable with CVSS 7.5 indicating high exploitability, though the exact technical vector is not disclosed.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 5.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify HP iMC UAM is installedCheck the system for HP Intelligent Management Center User Access Manager by looking for the iMC installation directory (typically under C:\hp\iMC or C:\Program Files\HP\iMC) and locate the UAM component subdirectoryAffected if HP iMC UAM software is present on the system
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Determine UAM component versionLocate the UAM version file or check the iMC console for the User Access Manager component version information. The version is typically displayed in the iMC management console under System > Components or in a version.txt file within the UAM installation folderAffected if The installed UAM version is 5.1 or earlier, or if the version cannot be determined but the overall iMC build is before E0402
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Confirm iMC platform versionCheck the overall HP iMC platform version by logging into the iMC management console or inspecting the iMC installation metadataAffected if The iMC platform version is 5.1 or earlier, indicating the entire deployment includes the vulnerable UAM component
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Verify UAM service is runningCheck if the UAM service is running by looking for the UAM-related Windows service (typically named 'HP iMC UAM' or similar) in Windows Services or by querying running processes for UAM-related executablesAffected if The UAM service is actively running and accessible
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Assess network exposureReview firewall rules and network access controls to determine if the iMC management interface (typically ports 8080, 8443, or 80/443 for web console) is exposed to untrusted networksAffected if The iMC UAM web interface is accessible from networks outside the trusted internal environment
The environment is affected if HP Intelligent Management Center with UAM component version 5.1 or earlier is installed and the UAM service is running and network-accessible.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply HP iMC UAM version 5.2 E0402 or later to address this vulnerability. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the iMC management interface via firewall or VPN to limit exposure to untrusted networks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-5211 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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