CVE-2015-5742 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read world-readable log files to steal administrator credentials, leading to privilege escalation in Veeam Backup & Replication.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5742?
CVE-2015-5742 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Oct 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
VeeamVixProxy in Veeam Backup & Replication (B&R) before 8.0 update 3 stores local administrator credentials in log files with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the files.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5742?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veeam Veeam Backup \& Replication.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5742?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-5742 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5742 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2024-40711 Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization
- CVE-2022-26501 Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2022-26500 Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-27532 Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2026-21666 Missing authorization in Backup and Replication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3fp-rxfp-64vj.