-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 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. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJaoAvUAAoJEHbcu+fsE81ZDQYH/3hP1Id9vrdnrF4pcxx0EiTS 8Vpj7mY+RdtxEITQ5LZBv88/Rz1hhGSvC0iAwAyByLD4wOjX5OAGbbD1Zp1UUX8g 284N53s1MOdVTzBfHeW3cBg/cOp5az5CaroTGXibE4IUezVnq+zQmh6pSrlqj0Lm BQtsX7eLYH1R4AIAW2an0vt4w2x8ys+IafUkTViTnr3nqR79fuQqgY8UC8Tg9a0l 5GxG+ZThoINA7a1zIeWD1hn2zKRZo1QoodqY+iNFeLyuFzSLFudXRUwbzEs8nYlF z3x2nR+ShXm6TYzOjJjWzDzoeEVjARWqmwsCa6i6e1x4qjH8iAPhFQY8zroyn24= =hTrV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----