CVE-2019-3765 Missing authorization in Avamar
Remote authenticated users can view or modify sensitive backup data due to incorrect permission assignments, potentially corrupting backups or injecting malicious files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-3765?
CVE-2019-3765 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Dell Avamar, published on 9 Oct 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Dell EMC Avamar Server versions 7.4.1, 7.5.0, 7.5.1, 18.2 and 19.1 and Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance (IDPA) versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 contain an Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user potentially could exploit this vulnerability to view or modify sensitive backup data. This could be used to make backups corrupt or potentially to trick a user into restoring a backup with malicious files in place.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3765?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Dell Emc Avamar Server, Dell Emc Integrated Data Protection Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2019-3765?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3765 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-3765 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3765 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Avamar
Sources
Also known as GHSA-234q-j3p6-pgvr.