CVE-2018-7122
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 was identified in HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) PLAT earlier than version 7.3 E0506P09.
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 (IMC) PLAT versions prior to 7.3 E0506P09 contain a remote information disclosure vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker to potentially access sensitive information. The CVSS 5.3 score indicates the issue is remotely exploitable with low complexity but does not impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability simultaneously.
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< 7.3= 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 is installedCheck for HPE Intelligent Management Center installation by looking for the installation directory (typically at C:\Program Files\HPE\IMC or /opt/hp/imc) or check Windows Services for 'HPE IMC' servicesAffected if HPE IMC PLAT is not installed on the system
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Determine installed IMC PLAT versionNavigate to the IMC installation directory and locate the version file, or run: on Windows check the 'Version' property of the imcplat.exe file, on Linux check the version file in the installation directoryAffected if Cannot determine the version or IMC is not found
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare your installed version to the affected versions: any version < 7.3 or exactly version 7.3 (without E0506P09 patch)Affected if Installed version is less than 7.3 or is exactly 7.3 without the P09 patch applied
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Check patch level for version 7.3If version 7.3 is installed, verify whether the E0506P09 patch has been applied by checking the patch information in the IMC administration console or release notes included with the installationAffected if Version 7.3 is running without the E0506P09 patch
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Assess network exposureDetermine if the IMC web interface (typically ports 8080 or 8443) is accessible from untrusted networks by reviewing firewall rules and network segmentationAffected if IMC web services are exposed to untrusted networks without proper access controls
You are affected if HPE IMC PLAT version is less than 7.3, or is version 7.3 without the E0506P09 patch, and the service is network accessible.
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 data7.3
Upgrade HPE IMC PLAT to version 7.3 E0506P09 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Organizations should review HPE's release notes for the specific security fixes included in this update.
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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-2018-7122 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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