Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-1216 · published 8 March 2018
CVE-2018-1216: Dell emc solutions enabler virtual appliance hard-coded credentials vulnerability
Dell · Emc Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance
A hard-coded password vulnerability was discovered in vApp Manager which is embedded in Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliances, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement): Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.18, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.21, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.514, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement) versions prior to and including 1.4 (Enginuity Release 5977.1125.1125 and earlier). They contain an undocumented default account (smc) with a hard-coded password that may be used with certain web servlets. A remote attacker with the knowledge of the hard-coded password and the message format may use vulnerable servlets to gain unauthorized access to the system. Note: This account cannot be used to log in via the web user interface.
Description
A hard-coded password vulnerability was discovered in vApp Manager which is embedded in Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliances, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement): Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.18, Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.21, Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.514, and Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement) versions prior to and including 1.4 (Enginuity Release 5977.1125.1125 and earlier). They contain an undocumented default account (smc) with a hard-coded password that may be used with certain web servlets. A remote attacker with the knowledge of the hard-coded password and the message format may use vulnerable servlets to gain unauthorized access to the system. Note: This account cannot be used to log in via the web user interface.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/41 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103039 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040383 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-03 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/41 | Mailing ListThird Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103039 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040383 | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-03 | Third Party Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-1216), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
