CVE-2019-5492 — Element Plug-in for vCenter Server versions prior to 4

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
NetApp, Inc.	Element Plug	in for vCenter Server — Prior to 4.2.3

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-04-29T13:49:33.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T19:54:53.568Z

09References

• security.netapp.com — https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190426-0001/
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108105