CVE-2020-5373
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 Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for SCCM and SCVMM versions prior to 7.2.1 contain an improper authentication vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to retrieve the system inventory data of the managed device.
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 Integration for Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) versions prior to 7.2.1 contain an improper authentication vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit missing or insufficient authentication checks on certain endpoints to retrieve sensitive system inventory data from managed devices without any credentials.
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< 7.2.1< 7.2.1CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify OMIMSSC installation and versionCheck installed programs list in Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features, or query the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for entries containing 'OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center' or 'OMIMSSC'. Note the installed version.Affected if Installed version is lower than 7.2.1
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Confirm product type (SCCM or SCVMM)Check whether the installation is Dell EMC OMIMSSC for SCCM (Systems Center Configuration Manager) or for SCVMM (System Center Virtual Machine Manager). This determines which integration component is deployed. Look at the program name in Add/Remove Programs or check installation logs.Affected if Either product variant is installed with version below 7.2.1
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Identify exposed management endpointsLocate the OMIMSSC web service configuration files (typically in the installation directory, often under C:\Program Files\Dell\EMOMIMSSC or similar). Check for exposed HTTP/HTTPS endpoints in the configuration files or IIS settings if hosted in IIS.Affected if Management or API endpoints are accessible over network without authentication required
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Test endpoint accessibility without credentialsFrom a remote system, attempt to access common OMIMSSC endpoints such as /api/inventory or /api/devices without providing any authentication credentials. Use a browser or curl command to send unauthenticated requests.Affected if Requests to sensitive endpoints return successful responses containing system inventory or device data without authentication prompts
A system is affected if OMIMSSC version is below 7.2.1 AND the vulnerable authentication endpoints are exposed and accessible without credentials.
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 data7.2.1
Upgrade to OMIMSSC version 7.2.1 or later to address the improper authentication vulnerability. Until patched, network access to OMIMSSC should be restricted to trusted management networks only.
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