CVE-2017-10955
HIGHDell EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.3.0 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via preScript Parameter
Title source: llmDescription
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.3.0. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the EMC DPA Application service, which listens on TCP port 9002 by default. When parsing the preScript parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code under the context of SYSTEM. Was ZDI-CAN-4697. NOTE: Dell EMC disputes that this is a vulnerability
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101008
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-17-812
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.3349
EPSS Percentile
97.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (2)
Dell EMC/Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor
6.3.0
emc/data_protection_advisor
6.3.0
Published
Oct 19, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026