SB2018021507 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager
Published: February 15, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018021507
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) PHP code injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1215)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code on the target system.
The weakness due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially-crafted HTTP request, upload a malicious PHP script and execute arbitrary PHP code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
2) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1216)
CWE-ID: CWE-259 - Use of Hard-coded Password
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness due to the use of the undocumented default account with a default password. A remote attacker can log in with the hard-coded password, gain unauthorized access to the targeted system and conduct further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.