# CVE-2019-3753: Information disclosure in PowerConnect M8024-K

> An authenticated user can view TACACS/RADIUS credentials stored in plain text in the system settings menu of Dell PowerConnect switches.

- **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:** 20 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fx3v-3576-98m4

## What is CVE-2019-3753?

CVE-2019-3753 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC PowerConnect  M8024-K, published on 20 Aug 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC PowerConnect 8024, 7000, M6348, M6220, M8024 and M8024-K running firmware versions prior to 5.1.15.2 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. TACACS\Radius credentials are stored in plain text in the system settings menu. An authenticated malicious user with access to the system settings menu may obtain the exposed password to use it in further attacks.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-312 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3753?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Dell Emc Powerconnect 7000 Firmware, Dell Emc Powerconnect 8024 Firmware, Dell Emc Powerconnect M6220 Firmware, Dell Emc Powerconnect M6348 Firmware, Dell Emc Powerconnect M8024-K Firmware, Dell Emc Powerconnect M8024 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-3753?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3753 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-3753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-3753 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-3753 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC PowerConnect  M8024-K, published on 20 Aug 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC PowerConnect  M8024-K. 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-2019-3753/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3753/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3753
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3753
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3753

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