CVE-2017-5797
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 Unauthenticated Disclosure of Information vulnerability in HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) SOM version v7.3 (E0501) was found.
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 confidenceA remote unauthenticated information disclosure vulnerability exists in HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) SOM version v7.3 (E0501). The vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially access sensitive information without authentication. The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates high exploitability with network-based attack vector and no privileges required.
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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
- 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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Identify HPE IMC SOM installationCheck system inventory or running services for HPE Intelligent Management Center or IMC SOM software. Look for processes named 'imc' or 'hpimc' or check installed programs list.Affected if HPE IMC SOM is installed on the system
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Verify installed versionCheck the IMC SOM version information through the software itself (typically available in the management console about section or in Windows Add/Remove Programs), or query the IMC service for its version response.Affected if The installed version is exactly 7.3 (E0501)
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Confirm management interface exposureDetermine if the IMC web management console (typically port 8080 or 8443) is accessible from network locations. Use netstat or firewall rules to identify listening ports and their binding addresses.Affected if The IMC management interface is bound to a network-accessible IP address rather than localhost only
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Review access logs for unauthorized requestsExamine IMC access logs for unauthenticated or anomalous requests to endpoints that may return sensitive information. Look for requests from untrusted IP addresses without valid session tokens.Affected if Unauthenticated access attempts to sensitive IMC endpoints are present in the logs
You are affected if HPE IMC SOM version 7.3 (E0501) is installed and its management interface is network-accessible, allowing unauthenticated attackers to potentially retrieve sensitive information.
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 the appropriate HPE security patch for IMC SOM v7.3 (E0501) when available. Until then, restrict network access to IMC management interfaces and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.
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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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