CVE-2017-4979 Missing authorization in EMC Isilon OneFS OneFS 8.0.1.0, OneFS 8.0.0.0 8.0.0.2, OneFS 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.3, OneFS 7.2.0.x
Users may gain unexpected access to NFS exports after upgrading specific OneFS versions, potentially exposing or modifying data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-4979?
CVE-2017-4979 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in EMC Isilon OneFS OneFS 8.0.1.0, OneFS 8.0.0.0 8.0.0.2, OneFS 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.3, OneFS 7.2.0.x, published on 19 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
EMC Isilon OneFS 8.0.1.0, OneFS 8.0.0.0 - 8.0.0.2, OneFS 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.3, and OneFS 7.2.0.x is affected by an NFS export vulnerability. Under certain conditions, after upgrading a cluster from OneFS 7.1.1.x or earlier, users may have unexpected levels of access to some NFS exports.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-4979?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emc Isilon Onefs.
How do I fix CVE-2017-4979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-4979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2017-4979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-4979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in EMC Isilon OneFS OneFS 8.0.1.0, OneFS 8.0.0.0 8.0.0.2, OneFS 7.2.1.0 - 7.2.1.3, OneFS 7.2.0.x
- CVE-2015-4525 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2015-6848 Privilege escalation in n/a
- CVE-2015-4545 Auth bypass in n/a
- CVE-2018-11071 DSA-2018-147: Dell EMC Isilon OneFS and IsilonSD Edge Remote Process Crash Vulnerability
- CVE-2017-4980 Path traversal in EMC Isilon OneFS EMC Isilon OneFS 8.0.0 8.0.0.1, EMC Isilon OneFS 7.2.0 - 7.2.1.3, EMC Isilon OneFS 7.1.0 - 7.1.1.10
Sources
Also known as GHSA-826c-prxg-6hq4.