Advisory Details

August 25th, 2017

EMC Data Protection Advisor ScheduledReportResource Directory Traversal Information Disclosure Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2017-8003
CVSS SCORE	6.8, AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS	EMC
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Data Protection Advisor
TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION	Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['28103']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of EMC Data Protection Advisor. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be easily bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the EMC DPA Application service, which listens on TCP port 9002 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose any files accessible to the SYSTEM user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	EMC has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/12
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2017-04-12 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2017-08-25 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT	rgod

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