CVE-2018-1216

high-risk
Published 2018-03-08

A hard-coded password vulnerability was discovered in vApp Manager which is embedded in Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliances, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement): Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.18, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.21, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.514, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement) versions prior to and including 1.4 (Enginuity Release 5977.1125.1125 and earlier). They contain an undocumented default account (smc) with a hard-coded password that may be used with certain web servlets. A remote attacker with the knowledge of the hard-coded password and the message format may use vulnerable servlets to gain unauthorized access to the system. Note: This account cannot be used to log in via the web user interface.

Do I need to act?

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6.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Emc Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance

Affected Vendors

Dell

References (8)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/41
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103039
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040383
Third Party Advisory https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-03
Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/41
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103039
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040383
Third Party Advisory https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-03
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 10/34 · Low