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Intelligent Management CenterApplication · Hp

CVE-2020-7142

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 eventinfo_content 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 HPE Intelligent Management Center's eventinfo_content component allows remote attackers to inject malicious expression language syntax that gets interpreted by the server, leading to arbitrary code execution. The flaw exists in versions prior to iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07).

MitigationUpgrade HPE Intelligent Management Center to version PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later to patch the expression language injection vulnerability. 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. Identify if HPE Intelligent Management Center is installed
    Locate the iMC installation directory or check for iMC services running on the system. Common installation paths include C:\hp\iMC or /opt/hp/imc. Check for the imc.exe process or iMC-related services.
    Affected if HPE Intelligent Management Center is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed iMC version
    Access the iMC web interface and navigate to the About or System Information page, or check version files in the installation directory such as version.properties or a version.txt file.
    Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or is lower than PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07)
  3. Compare the installed version against the affected range
    Review the identified version number. The affected versions are anything below 7.3 and version 7.3 itself. Only versions greater than 7.3 (E0705P07) are not affected.
    Affected if The installed version is 7.3 or any version below 7.3 (for example, 7.2, 7.1, 7.0, etc.)
  4. Verify if the eventinfo_content component is accessible
    Check if the web-based management interface is exposed to the network. Attempt to access the eventinfo_content endpoint through the iMC web portal if it exists, or review network exposure settings.
    Affected if The iMC management interface is network-accessible and the version is within the affected range

A user is affected if HPE Intelligent Management Center is installed with a version of 7.3 or lower and the management interface is network-accessible, allowing potential exploitation of the eventinfo_content component.

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

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

Upgrade HPE Intelligent Management Center to version PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later to patch the expression language injection vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the iMC management interfaces.

Recommended fix High confidence

iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07)

  1. Upgrade HPE Intelligent Management Center to version iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later
  2. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the iMC version in the platform management interface
  3. Confirm the eventinfo_content expression language injection vulnerability is no longer present

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

Fix this in Intelligent Management Center Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,760
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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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