CVE-2018-1216

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.

• CWE-798

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/41Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103039Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040383Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-03Third Party Advisory
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/41Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103039Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040383Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-03Third Party Advisory

Published

Mar 8, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified