CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2019-18582 — Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor security vulnerability

Critical CVSS 9.1

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor versions 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 18.2 versions prior to patch 83, and 19.1 versions prior to patch 71 contain a server-side template injection vulnerability in the REST API. A remote authenticated malicious user with administrative privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious report generation scripts in the server. This may lead to OS command execution as the regular user runs the DPA service on the affected system.

Severity
Critical
CVSS
9.1 (3.0)
Published
2020-03-18
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-94

Affected products

  • dell / emc_data_protection_advisor / 6.3
  • dell / emc_data_protection_advisor / 6.4
  • dell / emc_data_protection_advisor / 6.5
  • dell / emc_data_protection_advisor / 18.1
  • dell / emc_data_protection_advisor / 18.2
  • dell / emc_data_protection_advisor / 19.1

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Matched remediation archetype

Command, code, expression, and template injection

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Check exposure

  • Trace untrusted values to process execution, interpreters, evaluators, template engines, dynamic imports, and administrative scripting features.
  • Determine whether the affected path is reachable across each trust boundary and which service account or host privilege it inherits.
  • Review configuration for optional execution features, unsafe compatibility modes, and shell invocation.

Remediate safely

  • Replace string-built commands or evaluated code with fixed operations and structured argument APIs that do not invoke a shell.
  • Use strict allowlists for operation identifiers and reject unexpected input before it reaches any interpreter.
  • Update the affected component and add inert regression tests covering metacharacters, encoding variants, and alternate request paths.

Authoritative sources

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