DSA-2021-104: Dell EMC NetWorker Security Update for Multiple Vulnerabilities

Summary: Dell EMC NetWorker remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2021-21558 Dell EMC NetWorker, 18.x, 19.1.x, 19.2.x, 19.3.x, 19.4, and 19.4.0.1, contains an Information Disclosure vulnerability. A local administrator of the NetWorker Management Console system may potentially exploit this vulnerability to read LDAP credentials from local logs and use the stolen credentials to make changes to the network domain. Dell NetWorker Management Console component is affected by this CVE. 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2021-21559 Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x, 19.1.x, 19.2.x, 19.3.x, 19.4, and 19.4.0.1 contain an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in the client (NetWorker Management Console) components which uses SSL encrypted connection in order to communicate with the application server. An unauthenticated attacker in the same network collision domain as the NetWorker Management Console client may potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform man-in-the-middle attacks to intercept and tamper the traffic between the client and the application server. Dell NetWorker Management Console component is affected by this CVE. 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Proprietary Code CVEs Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2021-21558 Dell EMC NetWorker, 18.x, 19.1.x, 19.2.x, 19.3.x, 19.4, and 19.4.0.1, contains an Information Disclosure vulnerability. A local administrator of the NetWorker Management Console system may potentially exploit this vulnerability to read LDAP credentials from local logs and use the stolen credentials to make changes to the network domain. Dell NetWorker Management Console component is affected by this CVE. 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2021-21559 Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x, 19.1.x, 19.2.x, 19.3.x, 19.4, and 19.4.0.1 contain an Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in the client (NetWorker Management Console) components which uses SSL encrypted connection in order to communicate with the application server. An unauthenticated attacker in the same network collision domain as the NetWorker Management Console client may potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform man-in-the-middle attacks to intercept and tamper the traffic between the client and the application server. Dell NetWorker Management Console component is affected by this CVE. 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Affected Products & Remediation

CVEs Addressed  Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
CVE-2021-21558

CVE-2021-21559
Dell EMC NetWorker Management Console Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x, 19.1.x, 19.2.x, 19.3.x, 19.4, and 19.4.0.1. Dell EMC NetWorker 19.3.0.5, 19.4.0.2, and later. https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-in/product-support/product/networker/drivers

Both CVEs do not affect NetWorker Servers, Storage Nodes, or Clients if Dell NetWorker Management Console is not installed.
Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x, 19.1.x, 19.2.x, 19.3.x, 19.4, and 19.4.0.1.
CVEs Addressed  Product Affected Versions Updated Versions Link to Update
CVE-2021-21558

CVE-2021-21559
Dell EMC NetWorker Management Console Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x, 19.1.x, 19.2.x, 19.3.x, 19.4, and 19.4.0.1. Dell EMC NetWorker 19.3.0.5, 19.4.0.2, and later. https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-in/product-support/product/networker/drivers

Both CVEs do not affect NetWorker Servers, Storage Nodes, or Clients if Dell NetWorker Management Console is not installed.
Dell EMC NetWorker versions 18.x, 19.1.x, 19.2.x, 19.3.x, 19.4, and 19.4.0.1.

Workarounds & Mitigations

None.

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.02021-05-13Initial Release
1.12021-08-06Addition to Updated Version(s)
1.22021-09-22Added language to clearly state Network Management Console impacted

Acknowledgements

Dell would like to thank Piotr Madej and Lukasz Mikula of AFINE for reporting this issue (CVE-2021-21559).

Related Information

Affected Products

NetWorker, NetWorker Management Console, Product Security Information
Article Properties
Article Number: 000186638
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 17 Nov 2021
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