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

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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: 0.015 (73.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-1237: held from 0.016 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.015 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.