What is CVE-2018-1206?

CVE-2018-1206 is a high-severity vulnerability in Emc Data Protection Advisor, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-1206?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Emc Data Protection Advisor

CVE-2018-1206

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.3 Patch 159 and Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.4 Patch 110 contain a hardcoded database account with administrative privileges. The affected account is "apollosuperuser." An attacker with local access to the server where DPA Datastore Service is installed and knowledge of the password may potentially gain unauthorized access to the database. Note: The Datastore Service database cannot be accessed remotely using this account.

EPSS: 0.004 (27.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Emc Data_protection_advisor — versions 6.3.0, 6.4.0
N/a Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor Versions Prior To 6.3 Patch 159 And 6.4 110 — versions Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.3 Patch 159 and Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.4 Patch 110

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
security_alert@emc.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
security_alert@emc.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1206?: CVE-2018-1206 is a high-severity vulnerability in Emc Data Protection Advisor, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-1206?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.