Vulnerability in Cohesity Dataplatform
CVE-2019-11242
A man-in-the-middle vulnerability related to vCenter access was found in Cohesity DataPlatform version 5.x and 6.x prior to 6.1.1c. Cohesity clusters did not verify TLS certificates presented by vCenter. This vulnerability could expose Cohesity user credentials configured to access vCenter.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
EPSS: 0.005 (41.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Cohesity Dataplatform
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11242?
- CVE-2019-11242 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cohesity Dataplatform, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-07-12.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11242?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-11242 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.