# CVE-2021-36349: Server-side request forgery in Data Protection Central

> A remote attacker can exploit a Server Side Request Forgery flaw in Dell EMC Data Protection Central to scan external hosts.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v4gr-cw6x-c3jw

## What is CVE-2021-36349?

CVE-2021-36349 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Central, published on 24 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell EMC Data Protection Central versions 19.5 and prior contain a Server Side Request Forgery vulnerability in the DPC DNS client processing. A remote malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, allowing port scanning of external hosts.

Weakness: CWE-918 (Server-Side Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-36349?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Emc Data Protection Central.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-36349?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-36349 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-36349 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36349 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Data Protection Central

- [CVE-2019-3762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3762/): Security feature bypass in Data Protection Central (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2022-34367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-34367/): Cross-site request forgery in Data Protection Central (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2021-43588](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43588/): Denial of service in Data Protection Central (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-36349 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-36349 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Central, published on 24 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-36349 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Data Protection Central. 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-2021-36349/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36349/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-36349
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-36349
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-36349

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-36349/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.