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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-1237

Dell EMC ScaleIO versions prior to 2.5, contain improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts on the Light installation Agent (LIA).

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.53%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Dell EMC ScaleIO versions prior to 2.5, contain improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts on the Light installation Agent (LIA). This component is deployed on every server in the ScaleIO cluster and is used for central management of ScaleIO nodes. A remote malicious user, having network access to LIA, could potentially exploit this vulnerability to launch brute force guessing of user names and passwords of user accounts on the LIA.

CVSS 3.0
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.53% probability · 73th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287
Affected
dell/emc scaleio
Source
security_alert@emc.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.