CVE-2020-7151
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 faulttrapgroupselect 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 confidenceA critical expression language injection vulnerability in HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) allows remote code execution through malformed 'faulttrapgroupselect' expressions. The flaw enables attackers to inject and execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system without authentication, due to insufficient input validation in the expression parser.
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.
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Identify HPE iMC platform versionAccess the iMC management console web interface and navigate to the About or System Information page, or check the version file in the iMC installation directory (typically found in the plat/config folder as version.ini or similar)Affected if The installed version is lower than 7.3 or exactly 7.3 (versions prior to iMC PLAT 7.3 E0705P07)
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Verify faulttrapgroupselect functionality is accessibleConfirm the faulttrapgroupselect feature is enabled in the iMC platform. This is typically found in the Fault Management or Trap Management section of the iMC console under Trap configuration settingsAffected if The faulttrapgroupselect feature is enabled and exposed through the iMC web interface
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Check network exposure of iMC management interfaceDetermine if the HPE iMC web console (typically ports 8080 or 8443) is accessible from untrusted networks by reviewing firewall rules or performing a port scan from external IPsAffected if The iMC management interface is directly accessible from the internet or untrusted networks without VPN or ACL restrictions
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Inspect web server logs for faulttrapgroupselect exploitation attemptsReview access logs in the iMC web server logs directory (commonly in the tomcat/logs or httpd/logs folder) for requests containing 'faulttrapgroupselect' with suspicious expression syntax or unusual patterns
Your environment is affected if HPE Intelligent Management Center version is 7.3 or below AND the faulttrapgroupselect feature is enabled AND the management interface is network-accessible to potential attackers.
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 Intelligent Management Center to version iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network access to the iMC management interface and disable the faulttrapgroupselect functionality if possible.
iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07)
- Download iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later from the HPE support portal (support.hpe.com)
- Install the updated iMC PLAT version following standard HPE upgrade procedures
- Verify the installation was successful and the service is running
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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