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Emc Data Protection CentralApplication · Dell

CVE-2019-3762

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-03-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Data Protection Central versions 1.0, 1.0.1, 18.1, 18.2, and 19.1 contains an Improper Certificate Chain of Trust Vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by obtaining a CA signed certificate from Data Protection Central to impersonate a valid system to compromise the integrity of data.

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 · high confidence

Data Protection Central contains an improper certificate chain of trust vulnerability where the application fails to properly validate the certificate chain during authentication or data transmission. A remote unauthenticated attacker could obtain a CA-signed certificate and use it to impersonate a legitimate Data Protection Central system, compromising the integrity of data.

MitigationImplement proper certificate chain validation that verifies the full certificate path up to a trusted root CA, including checking certificate expiration, revocation status, and hostname validation. Apply vendor patches for affected versions 1.0 through 19.1.

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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
Emc Data Protection CentralApplication
Affected:= 1.0= 1.0.1= 18.1= 18.2= 19.1
Emc Integrated Data Protection ApplianceApplication
Affected:= 2.0= 2.1= 2.2= 2.3= 2.4

CVSS 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
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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 checks

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  1. Identify installed Data Protection Central product
    Locate and identify whether Dell EMC Data Protection Central or Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance software is installed on the system. Check installed programs, appliance management console, or system inventory for these product names.
    Affected if Either Dell EMC Data Protection Central or Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance is present on the system
  2. Check Data Protection Central version
    Using the product's management interface, command-line tools, or system information, determine the exact installed version number of the Data Protection Central software.
    Affected if Version matches 1.0, 1.0.1, 18.1, 18.2, 19.1 for Data Protection Central, or 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 for Integrated Data Protection Appliance
  3. Verify SSL/TLS certificate chain validation is enabled
    Examine the application's SSL/TLS configuration settings, typically found in the management console under security or network settings. Look for options related to certificate validation, trust store configuration, or certificate path verification.
    Affected if Certificate chain validation is disabled, not configured, or set to skip verification for trusted CAs
  4. Inspect the configured certificate trust store
    Access the trust store or CA certificate configuration within the Data Protection Central management interface. Verify that trusted root CA certificates are properly installed and that the application is configured to validate the full certificate chain up to a trusted root.
    Affected if Trust store is empty, missing root CA certificates, or configured to trust all certificates without validation

The environment is affected if Dell EMC Data Protection Central or Integrated Data Protection Appliance is installed with a version matching 1.0 through 19.1 or 2.0 through 2.4, and certificate chain validation is not properly configured or enforced.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper certificate chain validation that verifies the full certificate path up to a trusted root CA, including checking certificate expiration, revocation status, and hostname validation. Apply vendor patches for affected versions 1.0 through 19.1.

Fix this in Emc Data Protection Central Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
19.0 hours of engineering $3,380
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