CVE-2021-21547

Dell EMC Unity, UnityVSA, and Unity XT versions prior to 5.0.7.0.5.008 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability when the Dell Upgrade Readiness Utility is run on the system. The credentials of the Unisphere Administrator are stored in plain text. A local malicious user with high privileges may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.

CVSS v3 6.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

6.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.5 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185484	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000185484	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_operating_environment::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:unity_xt_operating_environment::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:unityvsa_operating_environment::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-04-30 21:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:48

NVD link : CVE-2021-21547

Mitre link : CVE-2021-21547

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-21547

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dell

unity_operating_environment
unityvsa_operating_environment
unity_xt_operating_environment

CWE

CWE-312

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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