# CVE-2017-8013: Hardcoded credentials in EMC Data Protection Advisor

> Hardcoded credentials in EMC Data Protection Advisor allow attackers to gain unauthorized administrative access via REST APIs.

- **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:** 16 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8w8f-9qch-h5wm

## What is CVE-2017-8013?

CVE-2017-8013 is a critical vulnerability in Dell EMC EMC Data Protection Advisor, published on 16 Mar 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.3.x before patch 67 and 6.4.x before patch 130 contains undocumented accounts with hard-coded passwords and various privileges. Affected accounts are: "Apollo System Test", "emc.dpa.agent.logon" and "emc.dpa.metrics.logon". An attacker with knowledge of the password could potentially use these accounts via REST APIs to gain unauthorized access to EMC Data Protection Advisor (including potentially access with administrative privileges).

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8013?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Data Protection Advisor.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-8013?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8013 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-8013 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC EMC Data Protection Advisor

- [CVE-2017-10955](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-10955/): Command injection in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-8002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8002/): SQL injection in EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-1206](https://insights.sbomify.com/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 (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2012-0406](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0406/): Null dereference in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2012-4616](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4616/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-8013 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-8013 is a critical vulnerability in Dell EMC EMC Data Protection Advisor, published on 16 Mar 2018. 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-2017-8013 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC EMC Data Protection Advisor. 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-2017-8013/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-8013/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8013
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8013
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8013

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