Check Point Advisories

Dell EMC VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager Authentication Bypass (CVE-2018-1216)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-1137
Date Published:	4 Dec 2018
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Sunday 29 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-1216
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance Dell EMC Unisphere for VMAX Virtual Appliance Dell EMC VASA Virtual Appliance Dell EMC VMAX Embedded Management (eManagement)
Vulnerability Description	An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in Dell EMC VMAX Virtual Appliance (vApp). The vulnerability is due to improper authentication. remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and gain unauthorized access into the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Dell EMC VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager Authentication Bypass protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Dell EMC VMAX Virtual Appliance Manager Authentication Bypass