# CVE-2020-5315: Hardcoded credentials in Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM)

> A local authenticated attacker can read plain-text proxy passwords from the local database to escalate privileges and access sensitive data.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2021
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5vc8-hmv2-jj26

## What is CVE-2020-5315?

CVE-2020-5315 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM), published on 19 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM) version 3.2 contains a plain-text password storage vulnerability. Proxy server user password is stored in a plain text in a local database. A local authenticated malicious user with access to the local file system may use the exposed password to access the with privileges of the compromised user.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5315?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Emc Repository Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5315?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5315 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5315 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5315 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM)

- [CVE-2022-26856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26856/): Hardcoded credentials in Dell Repository Manager (DRM) (high 8.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5315 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5315 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM), published on 19 Jul 2021. 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-2020-5315 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC Repository Manager (DRM). 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-2020-5315/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5315/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5315
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5315
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5315

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5315/
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