PT-2018-10290 · Dell Emc · Dell Emc Secure Remote Services

Published 2018-10-18 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2018-11079

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Dell EMC Secure Remote Services versions prior to 3.32.00.08

Description The issue concerns the storage of database credentials in plaintext within a configuration file. This allows an authenticated malicious user with access to the configuration file to obtain the exposed password and gain access to the application database.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.32.00.08, update to version 3.32.00.08 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the configuration file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-11079

Affected Products

Dell Emc Secure Remote Services

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-11079 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11079 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041877 · Note
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/35 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105694 · Note