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DSA-2021-040: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Security Update for Multiple Vulnerabilities.

Summary: DSA-2021-040: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Security Update for Multiple Vulnerabilities.

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Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVE(s) Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2021-21513 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) version 9.5 Microsoft Windows installations with Distributed Web Server (DWS) enabled configuration contains an authentication bypass vulnerability.  

A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain admin access on the affected system.
8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVE-2021-21514 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) versions 9.5 and earlier contain a path traversal vulnerability.  A remote user with admin privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to view arbitrary files on the target system by sending a specially crafted URL request. 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
 
Proprietary Code CVE(s) Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2021-21513 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) version 9.5 Microsoft Windows installations with Distributed Web Server (DWS) enabled configuration contains an authentication bypass vulnerability.  

A remote unauthenticated attacker may potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain admin access on the affected system.
8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CVE-2021-21514 Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) versions 9.5 and earlier contain a path traversal vulnerability.  A remote user with admin privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to view arbitrary files on the target system by sending a specially crafted URL request. 4.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
 
Dell Technologies recommends all customers consider both the CVSS base score and any relevant temporal and environmental scores that may impact the potential severity associated with a particular security vulnerability.

Affected Products & Remediation

Affected Products and Remediation:      
 
Product Affected Version(s) Updated Version(s) CVE
OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Versions prior to 9.5
  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 9.4.0.3
  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 9.5.0.1
Note: Windows edition patches is available on March 1, 2021.
CVE-2021-21513
OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Versions prior to 9.5
  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 9.5.0.1
Note: Linux edition patch is available on March 15, 2021
 
CVE-2021-21514
 
OpenManage (OM) 9.4.0.3 SWB 9403 Link on support site
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows 9.4.0.3 RKHCG https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=RKHCG
OpenManage (OM) 9.5.0.1 SWB 9501 Link on support site
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows 9.5.0.1 TFT7C https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=TFT7C
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for RHEL 7 9.5.0.1 M7W41 https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=M7W41
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for RHEL 8 9.5.0.1 C34T8 https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=C34T8
Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for SLES 15 9.5.0.1 RR1J9 https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=RR1J9
Affected Products and Remediation:      
 
Product Affected Version(s) Updated Version(s) CVE
OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Versions prior to 9.5
  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 9.4.0.3
  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 9.5.0.1
Note: Windows edition patches is available on March 1, 2021.
CVE-2021-21513
OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Versions prior to 9.5
  • Dell OpenManage Server Administrator 9.5.0.1
Note: Linux edition patch is available on March 15, 2021
 
CVE-2021-21514
 
OpenManage (OM) 9.4.0.3 SWB 9403 Link on support site
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows 9.4.0.3 RKHCG https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=RKHCG
OpenManage (OM) 9.5.0.1 SWB 9501 Link on support site
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows 9.5.0.1 TFT7C https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=TFT7C
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for RHEL 7 9.5.0.1 M7W41 https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=M7W41
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for RHEL 8 9.5.0.1 C34T8 https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=C34T8
Dell EMC OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for SLES 15 9.5.0.1 RR1J9 https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us/drivers/DriversDetails?driverId=RR1J9

Workarounds & Mitigations

None

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02020-03-01Initial Release
1.012021-03-15Update

Acknowledgements

CVE-2021-21513: Dell EMC would like to thank Tenable, Inc. 
CVE-2021-21514: Dell EMC would like to thank David Yesland from Rhino Security Labs.

Related Information

Affected Products

OpenManage Server Administrator, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.4, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.0.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.0.2 , Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.3, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 2.3, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 5.0, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 5.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 5.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 5.3, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 5.4, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 5.5, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.0.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.0.3, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.1.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.3, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.4, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.5, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 6.5 A02, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.0, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.3, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 7.4, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.0.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.0.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.2.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.4, Product Security Information ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000183670
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 23 Nov 2021
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