CVE-2018-1235 Command injection in Dell EMC RecoverPoint

Critical 9.8 Published 29 May 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on Dell EMC RecoverPoint systems.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-1235?

CVE-2018-1235 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Dell EMC RecoverPoint, published on 29 May 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, contain a command injection vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system with root privilege.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1235?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Emc Recoverpoint, Emc Recoverpoint for Virtual Machines.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1235?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1235 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-2018-1235 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1235 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4mm7-92pv-gvpp.