Security Bulletin: Administrator password can be reset without authentication on SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family (CVE-2014-4811)

Summary

Security Bulletin: Administrator password can be reset without authentication on SAN Volume Controller and Storwize Family (CVE-2014-4811)

Vulnerability Details

Security Bulletin

Summary

The administrator superuser password can be reset to a default value without requiring prior authentication

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2014-4811 DESCRIPTION:

An unauthorized user with network access to a system’s administrative IP (Internet Protocol) address may be able to reset the administrator superuser password to a default value via a web browser. This would allow the user to gain access and issue administrative commands, with the potential to disrupt normal system operation

_ CVE-2014-_4811
CVSS Base Score: 10.0
CVSS Temporal Score: See http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/_ 95387_ for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Flash.

Note: According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an “industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response.” IBM PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

Affected Products and Versions

IBM SAN Volume Controller
Storwize V7000 for Lenovo
Storwize V5000 for Lenovo
Storwize V3700 for Lenovo
Storwize V3500 for Lenovo

All products are affected when running Release 7.2. All 7.2 fix levels starting with 7.2.0.0 and up to but not including version 7.2.0.8 are impacted. No other code releases are vulnerable.

Remediation/Fixes

Lenovo recommends that you fix this vulnerability by upgrading affected versions of IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize V7000, V5000, V3700 and V3500 and IBM Flex System V7000 to one of the following code levels or higher:

7.1.0.8

Latest SAN Volume Controller Code
Latest Storwize V7000 Code
Latest Storwize V5000 Code
Latest Storwize V3700 Code
Latest Storwize V3500 Code

Workarounds and Mitigations

Although Lenovo recommends that you install a level of code with a fix for this vulnerability, you can mitigate, although not eliminate, your risk until you have done so by ensuring that all users who have access to the system are authenticated by another security system such as a firewall.

References

Complete CVSS Guide
On-line Calculator V2

Related information

IBM Secure Engineering Web Portal
IBM Product Security Incident Response Blog
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Acknowledgement

None

Change History

11 Jun 2014: Original copy published

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

Disclaimer

According to the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) is an “industry open standard designed to convey vulnerability severity and help to determine urgency and priority of response.” LENOVO PROVIDES THE CVSS SCORES “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CUSTOMERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL SECURITY VULNERABILITY.

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