CVE-2016-6650
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedEMC RecoverPoint versions prior to 5.0 and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines versions prior to 5.0 have an SSL Stripping Vulnerability that may potentially be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceEMC RecoverPoint and RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines prior to version 5.0 contain an SSL stripping vulnerability that allows attackers to downgrade secure HTTPS connections to insecure HTTP, potentially enabling man-in-the-middle attacks to intercept sensitive credentials or data transmitted between users and the affected system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.4.1.1<= 4.4.1.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed RecoverPoint versionAccess the RecoverPoint administrative interface or use the product's CLI/management console to retrieve the current software version. This is typically found in the system information or about section of the management UI.Affected if The installed version is 4.4.1.1 or any earlier version (4.x releases) - these versions are vulnerable to the SSL stripping attack.
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Verify the protocol used for web accessInspect the browser address bar or network traffic when accessing the RecoverPoint management interface. Check whether the connection uses HTTPS (secure) or HTTP (insecure).Affected if The management interface is accessible over plain HTTP instead of HTTPS, or if users are being redirected from HTTPS to HTTP - this indicates the SSL stripping vulnerability is present.
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Check SSL/TLS configuration settingsReview the RecoverPoint SSL/TLS configuration within the administrative settings. Look for options controlling whether HTTPS is enforced for all connections.Affected if HTTPS enforcement is disabled or set to optional, allowing HTTP connections - this configuration enables the SSL stripping attack vector.
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Inspect browser network behaviorAttempt to access the RecoverPoint login page using HTTPS and observe if the browser remains on HTTPS or gets redirected to HTTP. Use browser developer tools to monitor for any protocol downgrades.Affected if Secure HTTPS connections are being automatically downgraded to insecure HTTP during the authentication or session process.
You are affected if your RecoverPoint version is 4.4.1.1 or earlier AND the system allows HTTP access or performs HTTPS-to-HTTP redirection for the management interface.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade EMC RecoverPoint and RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines to version 5.0 or later to remediate the SSL stripping vulnerability.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-6650 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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