CVE-2016-2030
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 · uneditedHPE Systems Insight Manager (SIM) before 7.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or modify data via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-2017, CVE-2016-2019, CVE-2016-2020, CVE-2016-2021, and CVE-2016-2022.
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 confidenceHPE Systems Insight Manager (SIM) before version 7.5.1 contains a vulnerability allowing remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information or modify data through unspecified vectors. This appears to be an access control or privilege escalation issue where authenticated users can access resources beyond their intended permissions.
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<= 7.5<= 7.5CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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 installed HPE SIM versionLocate the HPE Systems Insight Manager installation and check its version. On Windows, this is typically found in Add/Remove Programs or the version info in the installation directory. On Linux, check /opt/hp/sim or the package management system. Query the product directly via its version command or interface if available.Affected if The installed version is lower than 7.5.1 (for HPE SIM) or 7.5 (for HP Matrix Operating Environment)
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Confirm HPE SIM service is runningVerify that the HPE Systems Insight Manager service or daemon is active. On Windows, use Services.msc or sc query. On Linux, use systemctl or ps commands to check for the HP SIM process.Affected if The service is running and the version check shows an affected version
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Review authentication configurationExamine the authentication settings in HPE SIM. Check the user management or security configuration within the SIM interface or its configuration files to determine what authentication mechanisms are enabled and how user permissions are defined.Affected if Local or domain authentication is enabled and users with standard privileges can access the SIM interface
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Audit user access controls and privilegesReview the access control lists and privilege assignments within HPE SIM. Identify what resources standard authenticated users can access and whether any elevated permissions or data access beyond their intended role is possible.Affected if Standard authenticated users can access sensitive information or perform actions outside their assigned permissions
You are affected if HPE Systems Insight Manager is installed and running at a version below 7.5.1, or HP Matrix Operating Environment is at version 7.5 or below, with authenticated users able to access resources beyond their intended permissions.
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 dataUpgrade HPE Systems Insight Manager to version 7.5.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Verify that the upgrade does not introduce regressions in a non-production environment before deploying to production.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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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-2016-2030 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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