CVE-2020-5321
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 · uneditedDell EMC OpenManage Enterprise (OME) versions prior to 3.2 and OpenManage Enterprise-Modular (OME-M) versions prior to 1.10.00 contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to spawn tasks with elevated privileges.
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 confidenceDell EMC OpenManage Enterprise versions before 3.2 and OpenManage Enterprise-Modular versions before 1.10.00 contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A remote authenticated attacker with high privileges can exploit this to bypass normal authorization checks and spawn administrative tasks with elevated privileges, potentially executing operations beyond their intended permissions.
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< 3.2< 1.10.00CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/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 OpenManage productAccess the web UI of the Dell EMC OpenManage deployment and navigate to the About or System Information page to identify whether OpenManage Enterprise or OpenManage Enterprise-Modular is installed. Alternatively, query the REST API endpoint /api/About for product identification.Affected if The product is Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise or Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise-Modular (any version) and is accessible remotely.
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Retrieve the installed version of OpenManage EnterpriseIn the web UI, go to Settings > About or use the REST API GET /api/About to obtain the exact firmware/software version number.Affected if The version is lower than 3.2 (for example, 3.1.x, 3.0.x, or earlier).
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Retrieve the installed version of OpenManage Enterprise-ModularIn the web UI, navigate to the About section or use the REST API GET /api/About to obtain the exact version number.Affected if The version is lower than 1.10.00 (for example, 1.00.00, 1.01.00, 1.02.00).
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Verify user account privileges in useCheck the list of user accounts in the OpenManage Enterprise console under Users or Security settings. Identify accounts that have been assigned high-privilege administrative roles.Affected if Any high-privilege user account exists in the system and can authenticate remotely.
You are affected if OpenManage Enterprise version is below 3.2 OR OpenManage Enterprise-Modular version is below 1.10.00, and remote authenticated users with high privileges can access the system.
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 data1.10.003.2
Upgrade Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise to version 3.2 or later, and OpenManage Enterprise-Modular to version 1.10.00 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Additionally, apply the principle of least privilege by limiting the number of users granted high-privilege administrative accounts.
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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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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.
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- 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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