CVE-2017-12557

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A Remote Code Execution vulnerability in HPE intelligent Management Center (iMC) PLAT version IMC Plat 7.3 E0504P2 and earlier was found.

Published: 2018-02-15 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-12557 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 85.86%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-12557

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
45952 exploit_db edb 2018-12-04 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-12557

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-07 86.38% 85.86% -0.51%
2 2025-09-01 86.67% 86.38% -0.29%
3 2025-03-17 86.67%

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-12557

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-12557

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-12557

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp intelligent_management_center <= 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:hp:intelligent_management_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp intelligent_management_center 7.3 cpe:2.3:a:hp:intelligent_management_center:7.3:e0504p2:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-12557

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