Dell EMC VPlex GeoSynchrony, versions prior to 6.1, contain an insecure file permissions vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user could read from VPN configuration files on and potentially author a man-in-the-middle attack on the VPN traffic.
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DSA-2018-156: Dell EMC VPLEX Insecure File Permissions vulnerability on Witness
Dell EMC Identifier: DSA-2018-156
CVE Identifier: CVE-2018-11078
Severity: Medium
Severity Rating: CVSS v3 Base Score: 4.0 (AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)
Affected products:
Only Witness
DELL EMC VPlex Software: GeoSynchrony all 5.4 versions
DELL EMC VPlex Software: GeoSynchrony all 5.5 versions
DELL EMC VPlex Software: GeoSynchrony all 6.0 versions
Summary:
VPlex Witness contains a fix for an Insecure File Permissions vulnerability that could potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
Details:
Dell EMC VPlex GeoSynchrony, versions prior to 6.1, contains an Insecure File Permissions vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user could read from VPN configuration files on and potentially author a MITM attack on the VPN traffic.
Resolution:
The following Dell EMC VPlex release contains resolutions to these vulnerabilities:
* Dell EMC VPlex GeoSynchrony version 6.1
Dell EMC recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity.
Link to remedies:
Please contact your local field representative to assist with the planning for the VPLEX upgrade which requires a Change Control Authorization (CCA).
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