VDB-115117 · CVE-2018-1237 · DSA-2018-058

Dell EMC ScaleIO up to 2.4 Light Installation Agent improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Dell EMC ScaleIO up to 2.4. This affects an unknown part of the component Light Installation Agent. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-1237. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell EMC ScaleIO up to 2.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Light Installation Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell EMC ScaleIO versions prior to 2.5, contain improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts on the Light installation Agent (LIA). This component is deployed on every server in the ScaleIO cluster and is used for central management of ScaleIO nodes. A remote malicious user, having network access to LIA, could potentially exploit this vulnerability to launch brute force guessing of user names and passwords of user accounts on the LIA.

The bug was discovered 03/26/2018. The weakness was disclosed 03/27/2018 as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-1237 since 12/06/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Upgrading to version 2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Dell EMC

Name

ScaleIO

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.dellemc.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: ScaleIO 2.5

Timelineinfo

12/06/2017 🔍
03/26/2018 +110 days 🔍
03/27/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/27/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/28/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/24/2023 +1794 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: DSA-2018-058
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-1237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-1237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115117
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/28/2018 10:33
Updated: 02/24/2023 12:42
Changes: 03/28/2018 10:33 (61), 01/17/2020 11:49 (1), 02/24/2023 12:42 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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