CVE-2024-28971 Information disclosure in Update Manager Plugin
A remote high-privileged attacker can read plain-text credentials from log files to access the application with compromised user privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-28971?
CVE-2024-28971 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell Update Manager Plugin, published on 8 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Dell Update Manager Plugin, versions 1.4.0 through 1.5.0, contains a Plain-text Password Storage Vulnerability in Log file. A remote high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with privileges of the compromised account.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28971?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Openmanage Enterprise Update Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-28971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-34c4-3wv9-23ch.