CVE-2017-8013 describes a critical vulnerability in EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.3.x (before patch 67) and 6.4.x (before patch 130). It involves undocumented accounts with hard-coded passwords, allowing an attacker to gain unauthorized access, potentially with administrative privileges, via REST APIs. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the inherent risk remains high due to the nature of hard-coded credentials.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:6.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:emc:data_protection_advisor:6.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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