# CVE-2017-14374: Hardcoded credentials in Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20

> Remote attackers can disable the SMI-S service in Dell Storage Manager using a hard-coded password, disrupting storage management and monitoring.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6457-f4qf-pj52

## What is CVE-2017-14374?

CVE-2017-14374 is a critical vulnerability in Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20, published on 6 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SMI-S service in Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20 (aka 2016 R3.20) is protected using a hard-coded password. A remote user with the knowledge of the password might potentially disable the SMI-S service via HTTP requests, affecting storage management and monitoring functionality via the SMI-S interface. This issue, aka DSM-30415, only affects a Windows installation of the Data Collector (not applicable to the virtual appliance).

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14374?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Storage Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-14374?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14374 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-14374 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20

- [CVE-2025-43995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43995/): Auth bypass in Dell Storage Manager (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-43994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43994/): Missing authorization in Dell Storage Manager (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2025-22477](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22477/): Auth bypass in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2025-22478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-22478/): XML external entity in Dell Storage Center - Dell Storage Manager (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2025-46425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-46425/): XML external entity in Dell Storage Manager (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14374 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-14374 is a critical vulnerability in Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20, published on 6 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14374 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Storage Manager 2016 Dell Storage Manager versions earlier than 16.3.20. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14374/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14374/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14374
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14374
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14374

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