CVE-2016-8525
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 · uneditedA Remote Disclosure of Information vulnerability in HPE iMC PLAT version v7.2 E0403P06 and earlier was found. The problem was resolved in iMC PLAT 7.3 E0504 or subsequent version.
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 confidenceThis is a Remote Disclosure of Information vulnerability in HPE iMC PLAT (Intelligent Management Center Platform) affecting version v7.2 E0403P06 and earlier. The flaw allows remote attackers to potentially access sensitive information due to an unspecified security weakness in the affected versions.
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<= 7.2= 7.2CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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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Verify HPE iMC PLAT installationCheck if HPE Intelligent Management Center Platform is installed on the system by looking for the iMC installation directory (typically under C:\hp\iMC or similar paths) or check Windows Services for 'HPE iMC' or 'Intelligent Management Center' servicesAffected if HPE iMC PLAT software is found on the system
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Locate the iMC PLAT version fileNavigate to the iMC installation directory and locate the version information file, typically found in the Plat\bin or Plat\config subdirectory, or check the product information accessible from the iMC web interface under 'Help' or 'About'Affected if Unable to locate version information indicates potential incomplete installation or different product variant
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Identify the exact installed versionRead the version number from the iMC PLAT installation - look for version strings such as '7.2', '7.2 E0403P06', or other 7.x version designations. The version is often displayed in the About page of the iMC web console or in version.ini files within the Plat directoryAffected if Version is 7.2 or lower, or specifically 7.2 E0403P06 or earlier patch releases within the 7.2 branch
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Compare against affected version rangeCompare the identified version to the affected range: versions 7.2 (all subversions up to and including E0403P06) and any version <= 7.2 are affected. Versions 7.3 E0504 and later are not affectedAffected if Installed version falls within 7.2 or <= 7.2, meaning the vulnerability is present
The environment is affected if HPE iMC PLAT version 7.2 or any version <= 7.2 (specifically up to E0403P06) is installed; versions 7.3 E0504 or later are not affected.
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 iMC PLAT to version 7.3 E0504 or a subsequent version to resolve the vulnerability.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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-2016-8525 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.
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- 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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