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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 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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 11 products from hitachi, from linux, from microsoft and 8 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2020-02-14T16:15:09.587

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:02:44.550

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application hitachi device_manager < 8.6.2-00 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Operating System oracle solaris - No
Application hitachi compute_systems_manager < 8.6.2-00 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application hitachi automation_director < 8.6.2-00 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application hitachi tiered_storage_manager < 8.6.2-00 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application hitachi replication_manager < 8.6.2-00 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application hitachi tuning_manager < 8.6.2-00 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application hitachi global_link_manager < 8.6.2-00 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows - No
Application hitachi infrastructure_analytics_advisor < 4.2.0-00 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Operating System microsoft windows - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For hitachi's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.