CVE-2013-4822
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) and HP IMC Branch Intelligent Management System Software Module (aka BIMS) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors, aka ZDI-CAN-1606.
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 (iMC) and HP IMC Branch Intelligent Management System (BIMS) contain an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. The CVSS 10 score indicates a critical flaw exploitable over the network without authentication, providing complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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= 5.0= 5.1= 5.2all versions= 5.0= 5.1= 5.2CVSS 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
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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Identify if HP iMC or BIMS is installedCheck for HP IMC installation directories (typically C:\hp\imc or C:\Program Files\HP\iMC) and look for processes named 'IMC' or 'BIMS' in Task Manager or via command: wmic product get name,versionAffected if HP Intelligent Management Center or HP IMC Branch Intelligent Management System software is found on the system
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Determine the installed versionCheck the version of the installed HP iMC or BIMS software - look in Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Hewlett-Packard\IMC or check the 'About' section in the application web interface if accessibleAffected if The installed version is 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, or any version of HP Intelligent Management Center (since the advisory states 'all versions' are affected)
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Verify if iMC or BIMS services are runningCheck if IMC services are running via Services.msc or command: sc query type= service state= all | findstr -i imcAffected if Any HP IMC or BIMS services are in a running state
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Check network exposure of iMC web interfaceCheck listening ports on the system using netstat -an | findstr "8080 8443" and verify if these ports are bound to external interfaces (0.0.0.0) rather than localhost only (127.0.0.1)Affected if The iMC web console ports (commonly 8080, 8443) are listening on all interfaces (0.0.0.0) and accessible from the network
If HP iMC or BIMS software version 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, or any version of iMC is installed and the web management interface is network-accessible, the environment is affected by this critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability.
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 vendor-provided patches immediately when available; restrict network access to iMC and BIMS systems and place them behind firewalls or in isolated network segments until patches are applied.
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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-2013-4822 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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