CVE-2018-1185: dell emc_recoverpoint OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1185 is a high (CVSS 7.2) OS Command Injection vulnerability in dell emc_recoverpoint. EPSS estimates a 6.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 03-02-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue was discovered in EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions prior to 5.1.1, EMC RecoverPoint version 5.1.0.0, and EMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.0.1.3. Command injection vulnerability in Admin CLI may allow a malicious user with admin privileges to escape from the restricted shell to an interactive shell and run arbitrary commands with root privileges.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.