# CVE-2018-1250: Missing authorization in Dell EMC Unity

> Remote authenticated users can bypass RBAC controls to read NAS files by directly accessing Unity OE APIs, bypassing GUI restrictions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Sep 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r6ff-xjxr-8vfh

## What is CVE-2018-1250?

CVE-2018-1250 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell EMC Unity, published on 28 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC Unity and UnityVSA versions prior to 4.3.1.1525703027 contains an Authorization Bypass vulnerability. A remote authenticated user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read files in NAS server by directly interacting with certain APIs of Unity OE, bypassing Role-Based Authorization control implemented only in Unisphere GUI.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1250?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dell Emc Unity Firmware, Dell Emc Unityvsa.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1250?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1250 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1250 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1250 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Unity

- [CVE-2018-1251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1251/): Open redirect in Dell EMC Unity (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1250 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1250 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell EMC Unity, published on 28 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1250 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC Unity. 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-2018-1250/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1250/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1250
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1250
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1250

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