Description
EMC Data Protection Advisor before 5.8.1 places cleartext account credentials in the DPA configuration file in unspecified circumstances, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive information by reading this file.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519012/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8318
Scores
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
22.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-255
Status
published
Products (7)
emc/data_protection_advisor
5.0 sp1
emc/data_protection_advisor
5.6
emc/data_protection_advisor
5.6.1
emc/data_protection_advisor
5.7 (2 CPE variants)
emc/data_protection_advisor
5.7.1
emc/data_protection_advisor
5.8 sp1
emc/data_protection_advisor
< 5.8
Published
Aug 01, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026