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Intelligent Management CenterApplication · Hp

CVE-2020-7141

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-10-19
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.3 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
A adddevicetoview expression language injection remote code execution vulnerability was discovered in HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) version(s): Prior to iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07).

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 confidence

Expression language injection vulnerability in the 'adddevicetoview' functionality of HPE Intelligent Management Center allows unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code via crafted EL expressions, leading to complete system compromise.

MitigationUpgrade HPE iMC to PLAT version 7.3 (E0705P07) or later. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the iMC management interfaces.

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
Intelligent Management CenterApplication
Affected:< 7.3= 7.3

CVSS 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
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify HPE Intelligent Management Center is installed
    Check for iMC installation by looking for the installation directory (commonly at C:\hp\iMC or /opt/hp/imc) or check Windows Services for 'HP Intelligent Management Center' service
    Affected if iMC software is present on the system
  2. Determine installed iMC platform version
    Locate the version file in the iMC installation directory, typically in a version.properties or similar file, or check the iMC web UI login page footer for the build version
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 7.3 or equals exactly 7.3
  3. Check if web management interface is exposed
    Verify the iMC web console is accessible by attempting to reach the login page (default ports 8080 or 8443), and check if the 'adddevicetoview' endpoint responds
    Affected if The web interface is reachable from network locations
  4. Verify network accessibility of iMC services
    Use netstat or similar tool to confirm listening ports for iMC (http-alt 8080, https-alt 8443) and determine if these ports are bound to 0.0.0.0 or an exposed network interface
    Affected if iMC management ports are exposed to untrusted networks (not localhost or internal VLAN only)

If HPE iMC is installed and the installed version is 7.3 or below (any build prior to E0705P07) with the web interface network-accessible, the environment is vulnerable to unauthenticated EL injection via the adddevicetoview function.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.3 or later
Fixed in 7.3
Interim mitigation

Upgrade HPE iMC to PLAT version 7.3 (E0705P07) or later. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the iMC management interfaces.

Recommended fix High confidence

iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later

  1. 1. Check current HPE iMC version by accessing the iMC console or checking system information
  2. 2. Create a complete backup of the iMC database and configuration
  3. 3. Download the fixed version iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later from the HPE support portal (support.hpe.com)
  4. 4. Stop all iMC services before applying the upgrade
  5. 5. Install the iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) patch or upgrade following HPE's official upgrade documentation
  6. 6. Restart iMC services after installation completes
  7. 7. Verify the version has been updated to 7.3 (E0705P07) or later
  8. 8. Test critical functionality to ensure the upgrade was successful
Caveat Patch upgrades typically maintain backward compatibility; review HPE release notes for any configuration or feature changes

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Intelligent Management Center Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,840
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