CVE-2018-11078

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Published Sep 11, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Dell EMC VPlex GeoSynchrony, versions prior to 6.1, contains an Insecure File Permissions vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user could read from VPN configuration files on and potentially author a MITM attack on the VPN traffic.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

DELL EMC

VPlex Software: GeoSynchrony

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 6.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dell:emc_vplex_geosynchrony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-3122	Dell EMC VPlex GeoSynchrony, versions prior to 6.1, contains an Insecure File Permissions vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user could read from VPN configuration files on and potentially author a MITM attack on the VPN traffic.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.760% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041613
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/10

History

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Subscriptions

Dell Emc Vplex Geosynchrony

Weaknesses

CWE-732

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:43 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: dell
Published: Sep 11, 2018, 7:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:43 PM
Reserved: May 14, 2018, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 11, 2018, 7:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:35 AM

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