Information disclosure in VPLEX GeoSynchrony - CVE-2015-6847
Published: November 18, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40595
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6847
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dell
Affected software:
VPLEX GeoSynchrony
VPLEX GeoSynchrony
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The default configuration of EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 stores cleartext NAVISPHERE GUI passwords in a log file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-6847
Install update from vendor's website.