CVE-2017-8003 Path traversal in EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4
Authenticated high-privileged users can access unauthorized OS information via path traversal in EMC Data Protection Advisor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8003?
CVE-2017-8003 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4, published on 9 Jul 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability. A remote authenticated high privileged user may potentially exploit this vulnerability to access unauthorized information from the underlying OS server by supplying specially crafted strings in input parameters of the application.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8003?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Emc Data Protection Advisor.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8003 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-2017-8003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4
- CVE-2017-8013 Hardcoded credentials in EMC Data Protection Advisor
- CVE-2017-10955 Command injection in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor
- CVE-2017-8002 SQL injection in EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4
- CVE-2018-1206 Hardcoded credentials in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.3 Patch 159 and Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions prior to 6.4 Patch 110
- CVE-2012-0406 Null dereference in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5wc-mqgh-454w.