Auth bypass in Dell Data Protection Advisor
CVE-2019-18581
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 18.2 versions prior to patch 83, and 19.1 versions prior to patch 71 contain a server missing authorization vulnerability in the REST API. A remote authenticated malicious user with administrative privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to alter the application’s allowable list of OS commands. This may lead to arbitrary OS command execution as the regular user runs the DPA service on the affected system.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.039 (89.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Dell Data Protection Advisor — versions unspecified
- Dell Emc_data_protection_advisor — versions 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
- Dell Emc_idpa_dp4400
- Dell Emc_idpa_dp5800
- Dell Emc_idpa_dp8300
- Dell Emc_idpa_dp8800
- Dell Emc_integrated_data_protection_appliance_firmware — versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-18581?
- CVE-2019-18581 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Advisor, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-03-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-18581?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.