Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Backup & Replication - CVE-2024-42455
Published: December 3, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU101175
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-42455
CWE-ID: CWE-502
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Veeam
Affected software:
Backup & Replication
Backup & Replication
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to delete arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized data. A remote user with a role assigned in the Users and Roles settings on the backup server can connect to remote services and exploit insecure deserialization by sending a serialized temporary file collection, thereby enabling the deletion of any file on the system with service account privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-42455
Install updates from vendor's website.