#VU101173 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Backup & Replication - CVE-2024-42452

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#VU101173 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Backup & Replication - CVE-2024-42452

Published: December 3, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101173
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42452
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Backup & Replication
Software vendor:
Veeam

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A remote user with a role assigned in the Users and Roles settings on the backup server can remotely upload files to connected ESXi hosts with elevated privileges.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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