EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance up to 8.2.x vApp Manager input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance and EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance up to 8.2.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component vApp Manager. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-6646. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance and EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance up to 8.2.x. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component vApp Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 10/04/2016 by Travis Emmert and Michael Cramer (DiGiT) with Digital Defense as ESA-2016-121 as not defined mailinglist post (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-6646 since 08/10/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/22/2022).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94513 (EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance 8.x < 8.3.0 RCE), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13226 (Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance (vApp) Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities. (ESA-2016-121)).

Upgrading to version 8.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94513) and SecurityFocus (BID 93343†). See VDB-92424 for similar entry. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 94513
Nessus Name: EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance 8.x < 8.3.0 RCE
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance/EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance 8.3.0

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08/10/2016 🔍
10/04/2016 +55 days 🔍
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11/03/2016 +29 days 🔍
09/22/2022 +2149 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dellemc.com

Advisory: ESA-2016-121
Researcher: Travis Emmert, Michael Cramer (DiGiT)
Organization: Digital Defense
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-6646 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-6646
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-92423
SecurityFocus: 93343 - Dell EMC vApp Manager Multiple Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1036941

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/05/2016 11:32
Updated: 09/22/2022 11:28
Changes: 10/05/2016 11:32 (63), 05/02/2019 09:21 (13), 09/22/2022 11:28 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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