6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-1242
Dell EMC RecoverPoint Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

Dell EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.1.2 and RecoverPoint for VMs versions prior to 5.1.1.3, contains a command injection vulnerability in the Boxmgmt CLI. An authenticated malicious user with boxmgmt privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to read RPA files. Note that files that require root permission cannot be read.

INFO

Published Date :

May 29, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 24, 2020, 5:37 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-1242 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-1242 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Emc recoverpoint
2 Emc recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines
1 Dell emc_recoverpoint
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-1242.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/61 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104246 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Exploits for Dell EMC RecoverPoint enterprise data protection platform

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
13 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : May 11, 2018, 1:16 p.m. This repo has been linked 4 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-1242 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-1242 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-77 CWE-78
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-77 CWE-77 CWE-77
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 29, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/61 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/61 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104246 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104246 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:emc:recoverpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.2 *cpe:2.3:a:emc:recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.1.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104246 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1242 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} -0.05%

score

0.34190

percentile

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