CVE-2017-8980
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 Intelligent Management Center (iMC) PLAT version 7.3 E0504P2 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 confidenceHPE Intelligent Management Center PLAT version 7.3 E0504P2 contains a remote information disclosure vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive data via network exploitation. The CVSS 7.5 score indicates high severity with network attack vector and low attack complexity.
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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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Confirm HPE iMC PLAT installationCheck if HPE Intelligent Management Center PLAT is installed on the system by looking for the installation directory (typically C:\hp\iMC or /opt/hp/imc) or checking Windows services for iMC-related services.Affected if HPE Intelligent Management Center PLAT is installed on the system
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Identify installed iMC PLAT versionLocate the version information in the iMC installation, typically found in a version file, about dialog, or installer logs. Common locations include the PLAT/bin directory or the management console.Affected if The installed version is 7.3 E0504P2 exactly, or falls within the 7.3 release line without patches applied
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Determine network exposure of iMC management interfacesCheck firewall rules, network configuration, and listening services to determine if iMC management ports (typically 8080, 8443, or custom ports) are exposed to untrusted networks or the public internet.Affected if iMC PLAT management interfaces are accessible from untrusted network segments or directly from the internet
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Verify unauthenticated access to sensitive dataIf iMC is network-accessible, test whether the vulnerable endpoint accepts unauthenticated requests that could return sensitive system information, configuration data, or user credentials.Affected if Unauthenticated network requests to iMC PLAT return sensitive information without requiring login credentials
Your environment is affected if HPE Intelligent Management Center PLAT version 7.3 E0504P2 is installed and its management interfaces are network-accessible to untrusted users.
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 HPE security patches for iMC PLAT 7.3 E0504P2. If no patch available, restrict network access to the iMC management interfaces using firewall rules and VPN access until official fix is deployed.
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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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