CVE-2024-38303 Information disclosure in PowerEdge Platform

Medium 5.3 Published 29 Aug 2024 Updated 29 Aug 2024

A local high-privileged attacker can exploit improper input validation in Dell PowerEdge BIOS to disclose sensitive information.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-38303?

CVE-2024-38303 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerEdge Platform, published on 29 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell PowerEdge Platform, 14G Intel BIOS version(s) prior to 2.22.x, contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38303?

It affects 31 products.

Products include Dell Dss 8440 Firmware, Dell Emc Storage Nx3240 Firmware, Dell Emc Storage Nx3340 Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core 6420 System Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc640 System Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc740xd2 Firmware and 25 more.

How do I fix CVE-2024-38303?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38303 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-38303 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38303 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v5h9-4559-8f5h.