ESA-2013-060: EMC VPLEX Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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ESA-2013-060: EMC VPLEX Information Disclosure Vulnerability


EMC Identifier: ESA-2013-060


CVE Identifier: CVE-2013-3278


Severity Rating: CVSS v2 Base Score:  6.8 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)


Affected products:  
?       EMC VPLEX Local/Metro/Geo with GeoSynchrony 5.2 Patch1 and earlier



Summary:  A vulnerability exists in EMC VPLEX where sensitive information may 
be exposed. 



Details:  EMC VPLEX contains a vulnerability that stores LDAP/AD bind password 
in plain text in VPLEX management server configuration file. This can 
potentially be exploited by a malicious user who has access to the 
configuration file to obtain the sensitive password and gain privileged access 
to protected resources.    



Resolution:  The following EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony version contains resolutions 
to these issues:

?          EMC VPLEX GeoSynchrony 5.2 SP1



EMC recommends impacted customers to upgrade to GeoSynchrony 5.2 SP1 or later 
and preferably to target code in GeoSynchrony 5.2 SP1 or later code family. 



Customers are strongly advised to change existing LDAP/AD binding password to 
mitigate the exposure.



Link to remedies:


EMC VPLEX Customers who wish to upgrade to GeoSynchrony 5.2 SP1, should 
schedule an upgrade with their local CE.




Read and use the information in this EMC Security Advisory to assist in 
avoiding any situation that might arise from the problems described herein. If 
you have any questions regarding this product alert, contact EMC Software 
Technical Support at 1-877-534-2867.

For an explanation of Severity Ratings, refer to EMC Knowledgebase solution 
emc218831. EMC recommends all customers take into account both the base score 
and any relevant temporal and environmental scores which may impact the 
potential severity associated with particular security vulnerability.

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attention of users of the affected EMC products, important security 
information. EMC recommends that all users determine the applicability of this 
information to their individual situations and take appropriate action. The 
information set forth herein is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. 
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