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CVE-2018-15764: Emc Esrs Policy Manager: Authentication bypass
CVE-2018-15764 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.8 and affects Emc Esrs Policy Manager. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
Dell EMC ESRS Policy Manager versions 6.8 and prior contain a remote code execution vulnerability due to improper configurations of triggered JMX services. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the server's JVM.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.0 9.8: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High. Total loss of confidentiality; sensitive data can be fully disclosed.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Affected products
- Emc Esrs Policy Manager: up to and including 6.8