# CVE-2017-8990: Code injection in HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) Wirelss Service Manager

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on HPE Intelligent Management Center Wireless Service Manager servers, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wqxc-f9mw-h5xw

## What is CVE-2017-8990?

CVE-2017-8990 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) Wirelss Service Manager, published on 6 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability was identified in HPE Intelligent Management Center (iMC) Wireless Service Manager (WSM) Software earlier than version WSM 7.3 (E0506). This issue was resolved in HPE IMC Wireless Services Manager Software IMC WSM 7.3 E0506P01 or subsequent version.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8990?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Imc Wireless Service Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8990?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8990 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8990 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8990 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8990 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) Wirelss Service Manager, published on 6 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8990 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) Wirelss Service Manager. 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-2017-8990/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8990/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8990
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8990
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8990

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