CVE-2020-5345
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 Unisphere for PowerMax versions prior to 9.1.0.17, Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance versions prior to 9.1.0.17, and PowerMax OS Release 5978 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability. An authenticated malicious user may potentially execute commands to alter or stop database statistics.
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 confidenceDell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax versions prior to 9.1.0.17 and PowerMax OS Release 5978 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability where an authenticated user can bypass intended access controls to execute commands that alter or stop database statistics. This represents a vertical privilege escalation allowing lower-privileged authenticated users to perform administrative database functions.
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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< 9.1.0.17< 9.1.0.17= 5978CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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 Unisphere for PowerMax versionAccess the Unisphere web interface and navigate to the About or System Information page to view the installed software version. Alternatively, use the Unisphere API or CLI (systat command) to retrieve the version information.Affected if The installed version is lower than 9.1.0.17 (e.g., 9.1.0.0 through 9.1.0.16)
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Identify PowerMax OS versionUse the Unisphere interface or PowerMax CLI (symcfg command) to query the PowerMax OS release version running on the storage array.Affected if The PowerMax OS version is exactly 5978
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Confirm authentication is enabledVerify that user authentication is configured and active on the Unisphere for PowerMax system. Check that lower-privileged user accounts (non-administrator roles) exist and can log in to the Unisphere interface or API.Affected if Lower-privileged authenticated users have access to the Unisphere system
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Locate database statistics access pointUsing a lower-privileged authenticated user session, attempt to access the database statistics management interface or API endpoint. This is typically found in the Unisphere administrative or maintenance sections where database operations can be initiated.Affected if A non-administrative user can reach the interface or API that allows execution of database statistics commands (alter or stop) without receiving an authorization error
A user is affected if their Unisphere for PowerMax version is below 9.1.0.17 (or PowerMax OS equals 5978) AND lower-privileged authenticated users can access the database statistics management functionality without proper authorization controls.
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 data9.1.0.17
Upgrade Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax and PowerMax OS to version 9.1.0.17 or later to obtain the vendor patch for this authorization bypass vulnerability.
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