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NTAP-20190426-0001 — CVE-2019-5492 Sensitive Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Element Plug-in for vCenter Server

Published 2019-04-26 · Updated 2019-04-26 · Status: Final · Exploitation: Public · Severity: HIGH 7.5 · ONTAP affected: No — other NetApp product

Official advisory: NTAP-20190426-0001 on security.netapp.com ↗. Affected versions, fixed releases, and workarounds live there — this page is a summary.

Product family: Other NetApp products · SolidFire / NetApp HCI | other NetApp product | highest CVSS: 7.5

CVEs in this advisory

CVE-2019-5492 — HIGH · CVSS 7.5 · site index

What the CVE records say

CVE-2019-5492 — Element Plug-in for vCenter Server versions prior to 4.2.3 may disclose sensitive account information to an unauthenticated attacker. NetApp HCI Compute Node versions prior to 1.4P2 bundle affected versions of Element Plug-in for vCenter Server.

Impact

<p>Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to the disclosure of administrative account information to an unauthenticated attacker. <br><br> NetApp HCI Compute Node versions prior to 1.4P2 bundle affected versions of Element Plug-in for vCenter Server. </p>

Affected products

Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS)

Official fixes

NetApp HCI Compute Node (Bootstrap OS) — vendor fix ↗
Element Plug-in for vCenter Server — 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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