CVE-2020-7187
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 reportpage index 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 (iMC) versions prior to PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) contain an Expression Language (EL) injection vulnerability in the ReportPage component. This allows authenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code remotely through specially crafted input in the index parameter.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Confirm HPE iMC is installedCheck for HPE Intelligent Management Center installation directories (commonly at C:\Program Files\HPE\iMC or /opt/hp/imc) or look for the imc.exe process runningAffected if HPE iMC software is found on the system
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Identify the PLAT versionCheck the version file in the iMC installation directory, typically in a version.properties or plat version manifest file, or view the iMC console login page which displays the PLAT versionAffected if The displayed PLAT version is earlier than E0705P07, or shows exactly version 7.3 without a later patch level
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Verify ReportPage component is accessibleCheck if the URL path /ReportPage/ is routable to the iMC server (test with a web request to the management interface on port 8080 or 8443)Affected if The ReportPage endpoint responds and accepts parameters
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Confirm authentication is not bypassedReview iMC authentication configuration to determine if anonymous or default credentials are enabled for the ReportPage functionalityAffected if The ReportPage can be accessed without valid authentication or with low-privilege user accounts
The environment is affected if HPE iMC with PLAT version earlier than E0705P07 (or exactly version 7.3) is installed, the ReportPage component is accessible, and an attacker can authenticate to the system.
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.
From vendor data7.3
Upgrade HPE iMC to PLAT 7.3 (E0705P07) or later. Until upgrade is possible, restrict network access to the iMC management interface and disable unauthenticated access to ReportPage functionality.
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