CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-36318

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Dec 21, 2021 | Modified: Nov 07, 2022
CVSS 3.x
6.7
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Dell EMC Avamar versions 18.2,19.1,19.2,19.3,19.4 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A high privileged user could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a complete outage.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Emc_avamar_server Dell 18.2 (including) 18.2 (including)
Emc_avamar_server Dell 19.1 (including) 19.1 (including)
Emc_avamar_server Dell 19.2 (including) 19.2 (including)
Emc_avamar_server Dell 19.3 (including) 19.3 (including)
Emc_avamar_server Dell 19.4 (including) 19.4 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References