SB2017070705 - Security restrictions bypass in EMC ESRS Policy Manager



SB2017070705 - Security restrictions bypass in EMC ESRS Policy Manager

Published: July 10, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017070705
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-4976)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to bypass security restrictions.

The weakness exists due to use of default password by an undocumented account ('OpenDS admin').A remote attacker with the knowledge of the default password may login to the system and gain administrator privileges on the local LDAP directory server.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in full access to the affected system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.