CVE-2019-18581
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.9% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.2 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.9% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-862 · Missing authorization
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor 6.3
- Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor 6.4
- Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor 6.5
- Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor 18.1
- Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor 18.2
- Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor 19.1
- Dell Emc Integrated Data Protection Appliance Firmware 2.0
- Dell Emc Integrated Data Protection Appliance Firmware 2.1
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.2
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us/details/539430/DSA-2019-155-Dell-EMC-Data-Protection-Advisor-Security-Update-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities
- https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us/details/539430/DSA-2019-155-Dell-EMC-Data-Protection-Advisor-Security-Update-for-Multiple-Vulnerabilities