Path traversal in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU39746

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8211

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.1.x, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.1, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.2, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.3 prior to patch 446 has a path traversal vulnerability that may potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

EMC Data Protection Advisor: 6.1 - 6.2.3

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_data_protection_advisor:6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540067/30/0/threaded
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95833
https://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037729

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.