Improper Authorization in Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware - CVE-2024-38329

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Improper Authorization in Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware - CVE-2024-38329

Published: July 29, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94819
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38329
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: IBM Corporation
Affected software:
Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to improper validation of user permission. A remote user can send a specially crafted request and exploit this vulnerability to change settings, trigger backups, restore backups, and also delete all previous backups via log rotation.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-38329

Install updates from vendor's website.

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