RCE in Dell Emc Recoverpoint
CVE-2018-1242
Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, contains a command injection vulnerability in the Boxmgmt CLI. An authenticated malicious user with boxmgmt privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to read RPA files. Note that files that require root permission cannot be read.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.028 (84.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Dell Emc Recoverpoint — versions unspecified
- Dell Emc Recoverpoint Virtual Machine (Vm) — versions unspecified
- Emc Recoverpoint
- Emc Recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 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-2018-1242?
- CVE-2018-1242 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Emc Recoverpoint, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-05-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1242?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-1242 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.