# CVE-2024-22432: Information disclosure in NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications - Oracle

> Low-privilege users can read plain-text MySQL credentials from temporary files, potentially gaining unauthorized database access.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 29 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8mj3-mj87-cf2h

## What is CVE-2024-22432?

CVE-2024-22432 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications - Oracle, published on 25 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Networker 19.9 and all prior versions contains a Plain-text Password stored in temporary config file during backup duration in NMDA MySQL Database backups. User has low privilege access to Networker Client system could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of configured MySQL Database user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application Database with privileges of the compromised account.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials), CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22432?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Networker.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22432?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22432 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22432 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22432 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications - Oracle

- [CVE-2023-28055](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28055/): Missing authorization in NetWorker (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-25539](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25539/): Command injection in NetWorker NVE (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-42422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42422/): Auth bypass in NetWorker (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2025-21103](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21103/): Code injection in NetWorker Management Console (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-21107](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21107/): Privilege escalation in NetWorker (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22432 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22432 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications - Oracle, published on 25 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22432 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications - Oracle. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22432/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22432/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22432
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22432
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22432

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