CVE-2016-6649 Command injection in EMC RecoverPoint and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0

Medium 6.7 Published 3 Feb 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

A malicious administrator can bypass the UI to execute commands and escalate privileges to root in EMC RecoverPoint.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2016-6649?

CVE-2016-6649 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in EMC RecoverPoint and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0, published on 3 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

EMC RecoverPoint versions before 4.4.1.1 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions before 5.0 are affected by multiple command injection vulnerabilities where a malicious administrator with configuration privileges may bypass the user interface and escalate his privileges to root.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6649?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Dell Recoverpoint for Virtual Machines, Emc Recoverpoint.

How do I fix CVE-2016-6649?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-6649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2016-6649 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6649 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5jfx-7f69-3rjp.