------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weak authentication in EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition Web Portal ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Han Sahin, November 2014 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Abstract ------------------------------------------------------------------------ It was discovered that the session tokens in EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition are Base64 encoded XML tokens that lack any cryptographic protection. Due to this it is possible for attackers to create their own session cookies. Attackers with network access (insiders) to the ESRS Web Portal can exploit this issue to gain unauthorized access to the management interface. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Affected versions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMC reports that the following versions are affected by this vulnerability: - EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition 3.02 - EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition 3.03 - EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition 3.04 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ See also ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - CVE-2015-0544 [2] - ESA-2015-097 [3]: EMC Secure Remote Services (ESRS) Virtual Edition (VE) Multiple Security Vulnerabilities ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fix ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EMC released EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition 3.06 that resolves this vulnerability. Registered EMC Online Support customers can download patches and software from support.emc.com [4] at: EMC Secure Remote Services -> EMC Secure Remote Services Virtual Edition -> Downloads ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------ https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20141115/weak_authentication_in_emc_secure_remote_services_virtual_edition_web_portal.html
