CVE-2017-10949 Path traversal in Dell Storage Manager
Attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in Dell Storage Manager, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-10949?
CVE-2017-10949 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Zero Day Initiative Dell Storage Manager, published on 4 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory Traversal in Dell Storage Manager 2016 R2.1 causes Information Disclosure when the doGet method of the EmWebsiteServlet class doesn't properly validate user provided path before using it in file operations. Was ZDI-CAN-4459.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10949?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Storage Manager 2016.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10949?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-10949 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10949 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4cq-6c53-mp8f.