# CVE-2017-5795: Information disclosure in Intelligent Management Center (IMC) PLAT

> A local arbitrary file download vulnerability in HPE IMC allows attackers to read sensitive files from the server.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j4q2-c7r2-mwh6

## What is CVE-2017-5795?

CVE-2017-5795 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Intelligent Management Center, published on 15 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A Local Arbitrary File Download vulnerability in HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) version PLAT 7.2 E0403P06 was found.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5795?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Intelligent Management Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-5795?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-5795 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-5795 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Hp Intelligent Management Center

- [CVE-2012-5201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5201/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-5209](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5209/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3274](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3274/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3253/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-2331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2331/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-5795 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-5795 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Hp Intelligent Management Center, published on 15 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5795 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hp Intelligent Management Center. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5795/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5795/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5795
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5795
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5795

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