Insufficiently protected credentials in NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility

1) Insufficiently protected credentials

EUVDB-ID: #VU35482

Risk: High

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-2019-5505

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility versions 2.2 through 2.12.1 transmit credentials in plaintext.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility: All versions

External links

http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190923-0002/

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.