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DSA-2018-020: Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor Hardcoded Password Vulnerability

Dell EMC Identifier: DSA-2018-020
CVE Identifier: CVE-2018-1206
Severity: High
Severity Rating: CVSS v3 Base Score: 8.4 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

  
Affected products:  
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.3 Patch 159
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.4 Patch 110


Summary:  
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor contains a database account with a hardcoded password that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Details:  
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor (DPA) contains a hardcoded database account with administrative privileges. The affected account is "apollosuperuser." An attacker with local access to the server where DPA Datastore Service is installed and knowledge of the password may potentially gain unauthorized access to the database.

Note: The Datastore Service database cannot be accessed remotely using this account. 


Resolution:  
The following Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor releases address this vulnerability: 
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor version 6.3 Patch 159
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor version 6.4 Patch 110

The password for "apollosuperuser" account can now be changed through the above security fixes. See Installation and Administration Guide for more information. 

Note: Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor version 6.5 is not impacted by this issue.

Dell EMC recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. 

Link to remedies:  
Customers can download software from EMC Online Support at https://support.emc.com/downloads/829_Data-Protection-Advisor


Read and use the information in this Dell EMC Security Advisory to assist in avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact Dell EMC Software Technical Support at 1-877-534-2867.

For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to Dell EMC Knowledgebase solution emc218831. Dell EMC recommends all customers take into account both the base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

Dell EMC recommends that all users determine the applicability of this information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The information set forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Dell EMC disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event, shall Dell EMC or its suppliers, be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Dell EMC or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the foregoing limitation may not apply.



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