Dell Storage Monitoring and Reporting update for Apache Struts

1) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU83960

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50164

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in path names. A remote attacker can upload a malicious file to the server and execute it.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR): before 4.9.1.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:dell:dell_emc_storage_monitoring_and_reporting_smr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/nl-nl/000221292/dsa-2024-041-dell-srm-and-dell-storage-monitoring-and-reporting-smr-security-update-for-an-apache-struts-vulnerability

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.