CVE-2018-1214 Hardcoded credentials in Dell SupportAssist Enterprise version 1.1
An attacker with knowledge of a default password can access the management console and gain administrative privileges on OpenManage Essentials installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-1214?
CVE-2018-1214 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell SupportAssist Enterprise version 1.1, published on 12 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell EMC SupportAssist Enterprise version 1.1 creates a local Windows user account named "OMEAdapterUser" with a default password as part of the installation process. This unnecessary user account also remains even after an upgrade from v1.1 to v1.2. Access to the management console can be achieved by someone with knowledge of the default password. If SupportAssist Enterprise is installed on a server running OpenManage Essentials (OME), the OmeAdapterUser user account is added as a member of the OmeAdministrators group for the OME. An unauthorized person with knowledge of the default password and access to the OME web console could potentially use this account to gain access to the affected installation of OME with OmeAdministrators privileges. This is fixed in version 1.2.1.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1214?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Supportassist Enterprise.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1214?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1214 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-1214 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1214 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4fx-vr9m-2x7v.