6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-29489
Dell EMC Unity Unisphere Unauthenticated Password Exposure
Description

Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.0.4.0.5.012 contains a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A user credentials (including the Unisphere admin privilege user) password is stored in a plain text in a system file. A local authenticated attacker with access to the system files may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 5, 2021, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 12, 2021, 3:08 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-29489 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 Dell emc_unity_operating_environment
2 Dell emc_unity_vsa_operating_environment
3 Dell emc_unity_xt_operating_environment
4 Dell unity_operating_environment
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000181248 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-29489 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000181248 No Types Assigned https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000181248 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-312
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.0.4.0.5.012 *cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_vsa_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.0.4.0.5.012 *cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_unity_xt_operating_environment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.0.4.0.5.012
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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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