CVE-2018-1184 Command injection in EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions prior to 5.1.1, EMC RecoverPoint version 5.1.0.0, EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.0.1.3

Medium 6.7 Published 3 Feb 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

A command injection flaw in the Boxmgmt CLI allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-1184?

CVE-2018-1184 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions prior to 5.1.1, EMC RecoverPoint version 5.1.0.0, EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.0.1.3, published on 3 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions prior to 5.1.1, EMC RecoverPoint version 5.1.0.0, and EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.0.1.3. Command injection vulnerability in Boxmgmt CLI may allow a malicious user with boxmgmt privileges to bypass Boxmgmt CLI and run arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1184?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Dell Emc Recoverpoint, Dell Emc Recoverpoint for Virtual Machines.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1184?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1184 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-1184 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1184 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f84f-vxqq-m6jw.