Vulnerability · Published Jan 5, 2021 · Assigned by dell
CVE-2020-29489
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect default permissions in Unity from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.0.4.0.5.012 contains a plain-text password storage vulnerability. A user credentials (including the Unisphere admin privilege user) password is stored in a plain text in a system file. A local authenticated attacker with access to the system files may use the exposed password to gain access with the privileges of the compromised user.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000181248 x_refsource_MISC