SB2018021507 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager
Published: February 15, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018021507
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 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) PHP code injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1215)
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)
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.