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CVE-2018-21033: A vulnerability in Hitachi Command Suite prior to 8.6.2-00, Hitachi Automation Director prior to 8.6.2-00 a...

A vulnerability in Hitachi Command Suite prior to 8.6.2-00, Hitachi Automation Director prior to 8.6.2-00 and Hitachi Infrastructure Analytics Advisor prior to 4.2.0-00 allow authenticated remote users to load an arbitrary Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequence. Hitachi Command Suite includes Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi Replication Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Global Link Manager and Hitachi Compute Systems Manager.

MediumCVSS 5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Security readout for executives and security teams

This affects older Hitachi management and analytics products. An authenticated remote user could make the application load arbitrary CSS token content. The business risk is moderate: it requires valid access and has no stated integrity or availability impact, but it may expose limited information in administrative environments. Exposure is most likely where affected Hitachi storage, automation, or infrastructure analytics management interfaces are reachable by authenticated users. Internet exposure is not stated in the sources. Environments with broad administrator portal access or weak account governance have higher practical risk. Treat as a moderate-priority hygiene fix for storage and infrastructure management systems. Prioritize upgrades where the management UI is reachable by many users or from less trusted networks. There is no source-backed evidence of active exploitation. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Hitachi Command Suite to 8.6.2-00 or later.; Upgrade Hitachi Automation Director to 8.6.2-00 or later.; Upgrade Infrastructure Analytics Advisor to 4.2.0-00 or later..

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
2Source links

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N3.11.4Primary CVE score

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Base CVSS 3.0 score

5Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2018-21033Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:L/S:C/UI:N

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone
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