CVE-2019-11957
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 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 confidenceA remote code execution vulnerability exists in HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) PLAT versions prior to 7.3 E0506P09. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated or authenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system due to insufficient input validation or insecure deserialization in the IMC platform component.
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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/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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Identify HPE IMC installationLocate HPE Intelligent Management Center installation directory or check for IMC services running on the system. Common installation paths include C:\hp\imc or /opt/hp/imc. Check Windows Services or Linux processes for 'hpimc', 'IMC', or 'Intelligent Management Center' entries.Affected if HPE IMC is installed on the system
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Determine IMC PLAT versionAccess the IMC web interface (typically https://localhost:8080 or similar) and navigate to System > System Info > Version, or check the version file in the installation directory. On CLI, use 'show version' or check version.txt in the conf folder.Affected if The version cannot be determined or is below 7.3 E0506P09
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Compare installed version to affected rangesReview the identified version against the affected range: versions < 7.3 or version 7.3 prior to E0506P09 patch. The fixed version is 7.3 E0506P09 or later.Affected if Installed version is 7.3 (any build before E0506P09) or any version lower than 7.3
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Check network exposure of IMC management interfaceVerify if IMC management ports (default 8080, 8443, or custom HTTP/HTTPS ports configured during install) are exposed to untrusted networks. Review firewall rules and network ACLs allowing access to IMC ports from outside the trusted network.Affected if IMC management interface is accessible from untrusted network segments or the internet
The system is affected if HPE IMC PLAT is installed with a version < 7.3 or version 7.3 prior to E0506P09, and the IMC platform component 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. Until patched, restrict network access to IMC management interfaces and implement network segmentation to minimize exposure.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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