CVE-2019-18582: dell data_protection_advisor Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-18582 is a critical (CVSS 9.1) Code Injection vulnerability in dell data_protection_advisor. EPSS estimates a 4.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 18-03-2020
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 18.2 versions prior to patch 83, and 19.1 versions prior to patch 71 contain a server-side template injection vulnerability in the REST API. A remote authenticated malicious user with administrative privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious report generation scripts in the server. This may lead to OS command execution as the regular user runs the DPA service on the affected system.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.