Vulnerability in EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance (CVE-2017-14375)
Summary
Vulnerability in EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance (CVE-2017-14375). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance (vApp) versions prior to 8.4.0.15, EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.15, EMC VASA Virtual Appliance versions prior to 8.4.0.512, and EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement) versions prior to and including 1.4 (Enginuity Release 5977.1125.1125 and earlier) contain an authentication bypass vulnerability that may potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-14375 has been found in EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance CVE-2017-14375" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-14375 (EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance) — CWE-290 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-290) exists in EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory seclists.org
- advisory securityfocus.com
- advisory securitytracker.com