Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell EMC VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-1215 CVE-2018-1216 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 CWE-259 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Other VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager Server applications / Virtualization software |
| Vendor |
Dell |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) PHP code injection
EUVDB-ID: #VU10591
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1215
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Install update from vendor's website.
: 8.4
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/att-38/DSA-2018-024.txt
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Security restrictions bypass
EUVDB-ID: #VU10595
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1216
CWE-ID:
CWE-259 - Use of Hard-coded Password
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Install update from vendor's website.
VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager: 8.4
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/att-38/DSA-2018-024.txt
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.
