Vulnerability in Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance
CVE-2018-1216
A hard-coded password vulnerability was discovered in vApp Manager which is embedded in Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliances, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement): Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.18, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.21, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.514, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement) versions prior to and including 1.4 (Enginuity Release 5977.1125.1125 and earlier). They contain an undocumented default account (smc) with a hard-coded password that may be used with certain web servlets. A remote attacker with the knowledge of the hard-coded password and the message format may use vulnerable servlets to gain unauthorized access to the system. Note: This account cannot be used to log in via the web user interface.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.213 (97.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 97.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.213 · newest: 0.213 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance
- Dell EMC Unisphere For Vmax Virtual Appliance
- Dell EMC Vasa Virtual Appliance
- Dell EMC Vmax Embedded Management
- Vapp Manager Which Is Embedded In Dell EMC Unisphere For Vmax, Solutions Enabler, Vasa Virtual Appliances, And Vmax Management (Emanagement) — versions vApp Manager which is embedded in Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliances, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement)
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103039 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-03 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040383 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/41 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1216?
- CVE-2018-1216 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1216?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1216 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.