Vulnerability in Dell EMC Powerconnect 7000
CVE-2019-3753
Dell EMC PowerConnect 8024, 7000, M6348, M6220, M8024 and M8024-K running firmware versions prior to 5.1.15.2 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. TACACS\Radius credentials are stored in plain text in the system settings menu. An authenticated malicious user with access to the system settings menu may obtain the exposed password to use it in further attacks.
EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Dell Emc_powerconnect_7000
- Dell Emc_powerconnect_7000_firmware
- Dell Emc_powerconnect_8024
- Dell Emc_powerconnect_8024_firmware
- Dell Emc_powerconnect_m6220
- Dell Emc_powerconnect_m6220_firmware
- Dell Emc_powerconnect_m6348
- Dell Emc_powerconnect_m6348_firmware
- Dell Emc_powerconnect_m8024
- Dell Emc_powerconnect_m8024_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security_alert@emc.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3753?
- CVE-2019-3753 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Powerconnect 7000, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3753?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-3753 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.