RSA EnVision Remote Password Disclosure
I Reference
Title: RSA EnVision Remote Password Disclosure
URL: http://www.secfault.org/?p=78
II. BACKGROUND
RSA EnVision, a product of RSA Security, is a platform allowing gathering and
analysis of security events and logs.
RSA Security is a subsdiary company of EMC Corporation.
III. DESCRIPTION
The RSA EnVision platform provides a web console which enables administration
of the solution and analysis of security events.
A vulnerability exists in this web application, allowing a remote anonymous
attacker to retrieve the hash of the password used for authentication.
Using a dictionnary or a bruteforce attack against this hash, a remote attacker
can gain administration privilege on the EnVision web console.
This vulnerability is due to a lack of access control on the user profile
functionnality.
Step to reproduce:
The step to reproduce the vulnerability will be disclosure Novembre 28 2008.
IV. IMPACT
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to gain access to hash of
password used to authenticate users of the web console.
Using a dictionnary or a bruteforce attack against the retrieved hash, a remote
attacker can gain administration privilege on the EnVision web console.
V. PRODUCT AFFECTED
The vulnerability was sucessfully exploited on enVision v3.7.0 Build: 0169.
EMC has reported the following versions to be affected:
RSA EnVision 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2 and 3.7.0
VI. REMEDIATION
Apply the vendor patch corresponding to your version of RSA EnVision:
https://knowledge.rsasecurity.com/
VII. DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
10/30/2008 Initial vendor notification
10/31/2008 Initial vendor response
11/21/2008 Patch release and coordinated public advisory disclosure
11/28/2008 Detailed vulnerability information disclosure
VIII. VENDOR REFERENCE
EMC Security Alert (ESA) identifier : ESA-08-017
IX. CREDIT
This vulnerability was discovered by Nicolas Viot <nicolas.viot@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Intrinsec is a french company specialized in business continuity and security :
http://www.intrinsec.com