CVE-2017-8003: emc data_protection_advisor Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8003 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Path Traversal vulnerability in emc data_protection_advisor. EPSS estimates a 2.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 09-07-2017
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

EMC Data Protection Advisor prior to 6.4 contains a path traversal vulnerability. A remote authenticated high privileged user may potentially exploit this vulnerability to access unauthorized information from the underlying OS server by supplying specially crafted strings in input parameters of the application.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.