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NTAP-20150323-0001 — 7-Mode Transition Tool File Authorization Bypass Vulnerability

Published 2015-03-23 · Updated 2015-03-23 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Not public · Severity: MEDIUM 6.5 · ONTAP affected: No — other NetApp product

Official advisory: NTAP-20150323-0001 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: Other NetApp products | other NetApp product | highest CVSS: 6.5

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2018-5489 — MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2018-5489 — NetApp 7-Mode Transition Tool allows users with valid credentials to access functions and information which may have been intended to be restricted to administrators or privileged users. 7MTT versions below 2.0 do not enforce user authorization rules on file information and status that it has previously collected. The released version of 7MTT has been updated to maintain and verify authorization rules for file information, status and utilities.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in an authenticated but unauthorized access to privileged information.

Affected products

7-Mode Transition Tool

Official fixes

7-Mode Transition Tool — vendor fix ↗
7-Mode Transition Tool — vendor fix ↗

What to do

Compare your installed product and version against the affected list above and the official advisory's affected-versions table.
Apply the fixed release named in the official advisory, or the documented workaround if no fix ships yet.
Limit management-plane exposure (BMC/management interfaces, web UIs, SNMP) until patched.
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