CVE-2024-24903 Auth bypass in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager

High 8.0 Published 1 Mar 2024 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker can bypass password recovery controls to take over accounts in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager.

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-2024-24903?

CVE-2024-24903 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, published on 1 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, version 5.10+, contain a weak password recovery mechanism for forgotten passwords. An adjacent network low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access to the application with privileges of the compromised account. The attacker could retrieve the reset password token without authorization and then perform the password change.

Weakness: CWE-640

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24903?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Policy Manager for Secure Connect Gateway.

How do I fix CVE-2024-24903?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24903 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2024-24903 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24903 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jgh6-gfm4-cj58.