Insufficiently protected credentials in Dell EMC ESRS Virtual Edition
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
Dell EMC Secure Remote Services, versions prior to 3.32.00.08, contains a Plaintext Password Storage vulnerability. Database credentials are stored in plaintext in a configuration file. An authenticated malicious user with access to the configuration file may obtain the exposed password to gain access to the application database.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ESRS Virtual Edition (DELL EMC) Fixed in 3.32.00.08
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
DELL EMC ESRS Virtual Edition 3.32.00.08
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2018-07866 Incorrect permission assignment in Dell EMC ESRS Virtual EditionPriority LOW 34
- TI-2018-11244 Information disclosure in Dell EMC ESRS Virtual EditionPriority LOW 25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-11079
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36hr-2pgw-4595
References
More Dell EMC vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-01128 Missing authorization in Dell EMC Avamar, Integrated Data Protection Appliance CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-01141 OS command injection in Dell EMC RecoverPoint CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07852 Dell EMC Avamar and Integrated Data Protection Appliance Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-05620 EMC Networker Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11243 Dell EMC ESRS Policy Manager versions 6.8 and prior contain a remote code execution… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-08041 OS command injection in Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-11079 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-11079 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-36hr-2pgw-4595 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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