CVE-2015-6850
EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony Default Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5.5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 28, 2015, 3:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-6850
weaknesses.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-6850 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135041/EMC-VPLEX-Undocumented-Account.html Added Reference http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2015/Dec/129 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79664 Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034526 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034526 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135041/EMC-VPLEX-Undocumented-Account.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79664 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 en versiones anteriores a P3 y 5,5 en versiones anteriores a Patch 1 tiene una contraseña por defecto para la cuenta de root, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios mediante el aprovechamiento de un inicio de sesión. Added Translation EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 en versiones anteriores a P3 y 5.5 en versiones anteriores a Patch 1 tiene una contraseña por defecto para la cuenta de root, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegios mediante el aprovechamiento de un inicio de sesión. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5,5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session. EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.4 SP1 before P3 and 5.5 before Patch 1 has a default password for the root account, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a login session. -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 29, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:emc:vplex_geosynchrony:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:emc:vplex_geosynchrony:5.4:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-264 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 29, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 29, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 8.4
Base CVSS Score: 7.2
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} -0.10%
score
0.16963
percentile