Security restrictions bypass in EMC ViPR SRM

1) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU7523

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8011

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to the target system.

The weakness exist due to use of undocumented accounts with default passwords for Webservice Gateway and RMI JMX components. A remote attacker can gain access to the system to run arbitrary web service and remote procedure calls.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.1.

Vulnerable software versions

EMC ViPR SRM: 4.0.1

External links

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/21

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to trick the victim to open a a specially crafted archive.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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