# CVE-2024-22433: Information disclosure in Data Protection Search

> An unauthenticated attacker can retrieve plain-text LDAP credentials, leading to system takeover and compromise of protected devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-crhq-582w-h987

## What is CVE-2024-22433?

CVE-2024-22433 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Search, published on 1 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell Data Protection Search 19.2.0 and above contain an exposed password opportunity in plain text when using LdapSettings.get_ldap_info in DP Search. A remote unauthorized unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity, Protection, and remote takeover of the system. This is a high-severity vulnerability as it allows an attacker to take complete control of DP Search to affect downstream protected devices.

Weakness: CWE-538 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22433?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Data Protection Search.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22433?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22433 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22433 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22433 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22433 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22433 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Search, published on 1 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22433 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Data Protection Search. 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-2024-22433/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22433/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22433
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22433
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22433

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22433/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.