What is CVE-2017-8013?

CVE-2017-8013 is a vulnerability in EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.3.x and 6.4.x before patch 67 and 130 respectively that allows unauthorized access to undocumented accounts with hard-coded passwords.

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8013?

CVE-2017-8013 has a severity rating of 9.8 (Critical).

How does CVE-2017-8013 affect EMC Data Protection Advisor?

CVE-2017-8013 affects EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.3.x and 6.4.x before patch 67 and 130 respectively.

How can the CVE-2017-8013 vulnerability be exploited?

The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded passwords to gain unauthorized access to the affected accounts.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2017-8013

critical

9.8

CWE

798

14/9/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-8013

First published: Thu Sep 14 2017(Updated: )

EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.3.x before patch 67 and 6.4.x before patch 130 contains undocumented accounts with hard-coded passwords and various privileges. Affected accounts are: "Apollo System Test", "emc.dpa.agent.logon" and "emc.dpa.metrics.logon". An attacker with knowledge of the password could potentially use these accounts via REST APIs to gain unauthorized access to EMC Data Protection Advisor (including potentially access with administrative privileges).

Credit: security_alert@emc.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor	=6.3.0
Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor	=6.4.0

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What is CVE-2017-8013?
CVE-2017-8013 is a vulnerability in EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.3.x and 6.4.x before patch 67 and 130 respectively that allows unauthorized access to undocumented accounts with hard-coded passwords.
What is the severity of CVE-2017-8013?
CVE-2017-8013 has a severity rating of 9.8 (Critical).
How does CVE-2017-8013 affect EMC Data Protection Advisor?
CVE-2017-8013 affects EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.3.x and 6.4.x before patch 67 and 130 respectively.
What accounts are affected by CVE-2017-8013?
The affected accounts are "Apollo System Test", "emc.dpa.agent.logon", and "emc.dpa.metrics.logon".
How can the CVE-2017-8013 vulnerability be exploited?
The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker with knowledge of the hard-coded passwords to gain unauthorized access to the affected accounts.

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