CVE-2020-5351 Hardcoded credentials in Data Protection Advisor
Remote attackers can use a hard-coded password to log in as an undocumented account and gain read-only access to the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-5351?
CVE-2020-5351 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Advisor, published on 28 Jul 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.4, 6.5 and 18.1 contain an undocumented account with limited privileges that is protected with a hard-coded password. A remote unauthenticated malicious user with the knowledge of the hard-coded password may login to the system and gain read-only privileges.
Weakness: CWE-259
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5351?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor.
How do I fix CVE-2020-5351?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5351 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-5351 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5351 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell Data Protection Advisor
- CVE-2019-18581 Missing authorization in Data Protection Advisor
- CVE-2019-18582 Code injection in Data Protection Advisor
- CVE-2020-5352 Command injection in Data Protection Advisor
- CVE-2018-11048 XML external entity in Data Protection Advisor
- CVE-2016-8211 Path traversal in EMC Data Protection Advisor EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.1.x, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.1, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.2, EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.2.3 prior to patch 446
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6c3-g3xg-w487.