Vulnerability in Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor
CVE-2017-8013
EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.3.x before patch 67 and 6.4.x before patch 130 contains undocumented accounts with hard-coded passwords and various privileges. Affected accounts are: "Apollo System Test", "emc.dpa.agent.logon" and "emc.dpa.metrics.logon". An attacker with knowledge of the password could potentially use these accounts via REST APIs to gain unauthorized access to EMC Data Protection Advisor (including potentially access with administrative privileges).
EPSS: 0.022 (80.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor — versions 6.3.x, 6.4.x
- Emc Data_protection_advisor — versions 6.3.0, 6.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security_alert@emc.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security_alert@emc.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security_alert@emc.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8013?
- CVE-2017-8013 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-16.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8013?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-8013 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.