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Data OntapOperating system · Netapp

CVE-2019-5501

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2019-08-02
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.2.5 or later.
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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 ONTAP operating in 7-Mode versions prior to 8.2.5P3 may disclose sensitive LDAP account information to unauthenticated remote attackers.

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 ONTAP 7-Mode versions before 8.2.5P3 contain a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to obtain sensitive LDAP account credentials due to improper access controls on LDAP configuration data.

MitigationUpgrade Data ONTAP 7-Mode to version 8.2.5P3 or later to remediate the vulnerability. Coordinate upgrade during a planned maintenance window and verify LDAP authentication functionality post-upgrade.

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
Data OntapOperating system
Affected:< 8.2.5= 8.2.5

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
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Data ONTAP 7-Mode is in use
    Run the command 'version' or check the system banner at login to identify the product and confirm it is 7-Mode (not Cluster-Mode)
    Affected if The product is not Data ONTAP 7-Mode (this CVE affects only 7-Mode)
  2. Check installed Data ONTAP version
    Run the 'version' command and note the full version string (for example: 8.2.5, 8.2.4, 8.2.3, etc.)
    Affected if The version is 8.2.5 or any version before 8.2.5 (not patched to 8.2.5P3 or later)
  3. Verify if LDAP is configured
    Run the command 'ldap.config' or 'ldap show' to check if LDAP configuration exists on the system
    Affected if LDAP is not configured - the vulnerability only affects systems with LDAP enabled
  4. Inspect LDAP configuration access controls
    Attempt to query LDAP configuration data without authentication using the API or CLI interface (for example, 'options ldap' or API endpoint for LDAP config) to verify if unauthenticated access is possible
    Affected if Unauthenticated users can read LDAP configuration data including credentials

A system is affected if it runs Data ONTAP 7-Mode version 8.2.5 or earlier, has LDAP configured, and allows unauthenticated access to LDAP configuration data.

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

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.2.5 or later
Fixed in 8.2.5
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Data ONTAP 7-Mode to version 8.2.5P3 or later to remediate the vulnerability. Coordinate upgrade during a planned maintenance window and verify LDAP authentication functionality post-upgrade.

Fix this in Data Ontap Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 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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