#VU21442 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance - CVE-2019-3746
Published: September 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21442
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2019-3746
CWE-ID: CWE-307
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance
EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance
Software vendor:
Dell
Dell
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not limit the number of authentication attempts to the ACM API. A remote authenticated attacker can launch a brute-force authentication attack and gain access to the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.