CVE-2017-12537
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 Code Execution vulnerability in HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) PLAT version PLAT 7.3 (E0504) was found. The problem was resolved in HPE Intelligent Management Center PLAT v7.3 (E0506) or any 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 confidenceHPE Intelligent Management Center PLAT version 7.3 (E0504) contains a remote code execution vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system. The vulnerability was addressed in version 7.3 (E0506). Given the CVSS score of 8.8, this is likely a network-exploitable flaw requiring no authentication.
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= 7.3CVSS 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
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Confirm HPE Intelligent Management Center PLAT is installedCheck system for HPE IMC PLAT installation by reviewing installed programs on Windows or checking for the IMC installation directory (commonly under C:\Program Files\HPE\IMC or similar paths)Affected if HPE IMC PLAT is not found on the system, the vulnerability does not apply
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Identify the installed IMC PLAT versionLocate the version information - typically accessible through the IMC client interface under Help > About, or check the plat\conf\version.properties or similar version file within the IMC installation directoryAffected if Unable to retrieve version information, version cannot be confirmed as patched
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Compare installed version against affected rangeVerify if the installed version is 7.3 (E0504) or earlier. Versions prior to 7.3 are not affected by this specific CVE. The affected version is specifically 7.3 (E0504)Affected if Installed version is 7.3 (E0504) - this version is confirmed affected
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Confirm version is patchedCheck if version is 7.3 (E0506) or higher. Versions 7.3 (E0506) and later contain the fix for this vulnerabilityAffected if Installed version is 7.3 (E0504) and has not been upgraded to E0506 or later - vulnerability is present and exploitable
A system is affected if HPE Intelligent Management Center PLAT version 7.3 (E0504) is installed and has not been updated to version 7.3 (E0506) or later.
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 Intelligent Management Center PLAT to version 7.3 (E0506) or any subsequent version to remediate this vulnerability.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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-2017-12537 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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