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Intelligent Management CenterApplication · Hp

CVE-2020-7165

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 iccselectcommand 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 confidence

A critical expression language injection vulnerability in the iccselectcommand component of HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious expressions that execute arbitrary code on the target system. This class of vulnerability occurs when user-supplied input is passed to an expression parser (such as OGNL or similar) without proper sanitization, enabling remote code execution.

MitigationUpgrade HPE iMC to PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later to obtain the patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to iMC management interfaces and implement WAF rules to detect and block expression language injection patterns.

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

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  1. Verify HPE iMC installation exists
    Check for the presence of HPE Intelligent Management Center installation directory (typically at C:\hp\iMC or C:\Program Files\HP\iMC) or look for the iMC service running on the system using 'services.msc' or 'sc query' commands.
    Affected if HPE iMC software is installed on the system
  2. Determine installed iMC version
    Locate the version file in the iMC installation directory, typically in a version.ini, about.jar, or check the iMC PLAT version through the application web interface under Help > About, or inspect the iMC_PLAT installation folder for version manifests.
    Affected if The installed version is 7.3 or any version lower than 7.3 (e.g., 7.2, 7.1, 7.0)
  3. Confirm iccselectcommand component is exposed
    Identify if the iccselectcommand endpoint is accessible by checking network listeners on the iMC server ports (typically 8080, 8443 for web interface). Review server configuration files (server.xml, web.xml) in the iMC deployment for servlet mappings to iccselectcommand.
    Affected if The HPE iMC web management interface is listening on accessible network ports and the iccselectcommand servlet is mapped and enabled
  4. Check network exposure of management interface
    Review firewall rules and network configuration to determine if the iMC management ports (HTTP/HTTPS) are bound to external interfaces or only to localhost/internal network using 'netstat -an | findstr 8080' or similar port inspection.
    Affected if The iMC management interface is reachable from untrusted networks (not restricted to localhost or trusted internal subnets)

The system is affected if HPE Intelligent Management Center version 7.3 or below is installed AND the iccselectcommand component is accessible via the network.

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 iMC to PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later to obtain the patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to iMC management interfaces and implement WAF rules to detect and block expression language injection patterns.

Recommended fix High confidence

iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07)

  1. 1. Back up the HPE Intelligent Management Center database and configuration files.
  2. 2. Download iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later from the HPE support portal (support.hpe.com).
  3. 3. Stop the iMC services on the affected server.
  4. 4. Apply the iMC PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) upgrade following the HPE installation/upgrade guide.
  5. 5. After installation, restart the iMC services.
  6. 6. Verify the iMC web interface is accessible and all services are running normally.
  7. 7. Confirm the version by checking About or the version information in the iMC console.

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
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing16.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
40.0 hours of engineering $6,880
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