What is CVE-2018-1237?

CVE-2018-1237 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Scaleio, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-1237?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Dell EMC Scaleio

CVE-2018-1237

Dell EMC ScaleIO versions prior to 2.5, contain improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts on the Light installation Agent (LIA). This component is deployed on every server in the ScaleIO cluster and is used for central management of ScaleIO nodes. A remote malicious user, having network access to LIA, could potentially exploit this vulnerability to launch brute force guessing of user names and passwords of user accounts on the LIA.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.016 (73.1th 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_scaleio
Dell Emc Scaleio — versions versions prior to 2.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security_alert@emc.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1237?: CVE-2018-1237 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Scaleio, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-1237?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.