# CVE-2018-1239: Command injection in Unity Operating Environment (OE)

> Remote admin users can execute arbitrary OS commands as root on Dell EMC Unity systems via command injection vulnerabilities.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 May 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vprp-mqwj-m22m

## What is CVE-2018-1239?

CVE-2018-1239 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE), published on 8 May 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE) versions prior to 4.3.0.1522077968 are affected by multiple OS command injection vulnerabilities. A remote application admin user could potentially exploit the vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary OS commands as system root on the system where Dell EMC Unity is installed.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1239?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dell Emc Unity Operating Environment, Dell Emc Unityvsa Operating Environment.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1239?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1239 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1239 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE)

- [CVE-2021-36294](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36294/): Auth bypass in VNX Control Station (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-36288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36288/): Path traversal in VNX2 (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2021-36289](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36289/): Information disclosure in VNX Control Station (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-3741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3741/): Information disclosure in Unity (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-11064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11064/): Privilege escalation in Dell EMC Unity (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1239 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1239 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE), published on 8 May 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1239 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE). 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-2018-1239/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1239/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1239
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1239
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1239

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