CVE-2020-7148
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 deployselectsoftware 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 · high confidenceHPE Intelligent Management Center contains a deployselectsoftware expression language injection vulnerability allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted input being evaluated in the application's expression language context. This is a critical RCE vulnerability in the iMC platform's software deployment 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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Confirm HPE Intelligent Management Center is installedIdentify whether the HPE iMC platform is present in your environment by reviewing installed software or checking for the iMC administration consoleAffected if The system has HPE Intelligent Management Center installed
-
Determine the iMC platform versionAccess the iMC administration console or check the installed software version information to identify the exact PLAT version numberAffected if The installed version is 7.3 or any version lower than 7.3 (e.g., 7.2, 7.1, earlier releases)
-
Verify the deployselectsoftware component is accessibleCheck whether the software deployment feature in iMC is enabled and accessible via the web interface or API endpointsAffected if The deployselectsoftware component is exposed and accepts user input without additional authentication barriers
-
Assess network exposure of iMC management interfacesDetermine if the iMC management ports are exposed to untrusted networks or directly accessible from the internetAffected if The iMC management interface is reachable from network segments outside the trusted administrative zone
You are affected if HPE Intelligent Management Center is running version 7.3 or any earlier version AND the deployselectsoftware component is accessible in your deployment.
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.
dbcve · scoped7.3
Upgrade HPE iMC to PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the iMC management interfaces and implement input validation on the deployselectsoftware component.
iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07)
- Obtain HPE iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later from support.hpe.com
- Backup the current iMC configuration and database
- Schedule a maintenance window for the upgrade
- Apply the upgrade following HPE's documented upgrade procedure
- Verify the version shows iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later after upgrade
- Confirm the deployselectsoftware functionality works correctly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $6,656.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2020-7148 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-7148 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data