CVE-2024-38329 IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware security bypass
An authenticated attacker can bypass permission checks to modify settings, trigger backups, or delete previous backups in IBM Storage Protect for VMware.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38329?
CVE-2024-38329 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware, published on 19 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.22.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of user permission. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to change its settings, trigger backups, restore backups, and also delete all previous backups via log rotation. IBM X-Force ID: 294994.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38329?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ibm Storage Protect for Virtual Environments.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38329?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38329 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-38329 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38329 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-76jc-447v-8vf8.