# CVE-2019-3736: Weak cryptography in Integrated Data Protection Appliance

> Authenticated root users can decrypt stored passwords via a support tool, enabling access to other system components.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q7wx-2q75-9872

## What is CVE-2019-3736?

CVE-2019-3736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Integrated Data Protection Appliance, published on 27 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance versions prior to 2.3 contain a password storage vulnerability in the ACM component. A remote authenticated malicious user with root privileges may potentially use a support tool to decrypt encrypted passwords stored locally on the system to use it to access other components using the privileges of the compromised user.

Weakness: CWE-327 (Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm), CWE-257 (Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3736?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Emc Integrated Data Protection Appliance Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-3736?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3736 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-3736 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3736 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Integrated Data Protection Appliance

- [CVE-2019-3746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3746/): Auth bypass in Integrated Data Protection Appliance (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-3747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3747/): Cross-site scripting in Integrated Data Protection Appliance (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-3736 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-3736 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Integrated Data Protection Appliance, published on 27 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3736 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Integrated Data Protection Appliance. 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-2019-3736/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3736/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3736
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3736
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3736

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3736/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.