What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-3753?

CVE-2019-3753 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Emc Powerconnect 8024 Firmware CVE-2019-3753

MEDIUM

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information (CWE-312)

2019-08-20 security_alert@emc.com

Dell Information Disclosure Emc Powerconnect 8024 Firmware Emc Powerconnect 7000 Firmware Emc Powerconnect M6348 Firmware Emc Powerconnect M6220 Firmware Emc Powerconnect M8024 Firmware Emc Powerconnect M8024 K Firmware

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 20, 2019 - 19:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

Dell EMC PowerConnect 8024, 7000, M6348, M6220, M8024 and M8024-K running firmware versions prior to 5.1.15.2 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. TACACS\Radius credentials are stored in plain text in the system settings menu. An authenticated malicious user with access to the system settings menu may obtain the exposed password to use it in further attacks.

AnalysisAI

Dell EMC PowerConnect 8024, 7000, M6348, M6220, M8024 and M8024-K running firmware versions prior to 5.1.15.2 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-312. Dell EMC PowerConnect 8024, 7000, M6348, M6220, M8024 and M8024-K running firmware versions prior to 5.1.15.2 contain a plain-text password storage vulnerability. TACACS\Radius credentials are stored in plain text in the system settings menu. An authenticated malicious user with access to the system settings menu may obtain the exposed password to use it in further attacks. Affected products include: Dell Emc Powerconnect 8024 Firmware, Dell Emc Powerconnect 7000 Firmware, Dell Emc Powerconnect M6348 Firmware, Dell Emc Powerconnect M6220 Firmware, Dell Emc Powerconnect M8024 Firmware. Version information: prior to 5.1.15.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.