Credentials management in SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family - CVE-2014-4811
Published: October 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82184
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4811
CWE-ID: CWE-255
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to reset the administrator superuser password to its default value.
The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A remote attacker can reset the administrator superuser password to its default value via a direct request to the administrative IP address.
Affected software
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family
How to mitigate CVE-2014-4811
Install updates from vendor's website.
SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family - update to 7.1.0.8