CVE-2024-38496 Symantec Privileged Access Manager Insecure Direct Object Reference vulnerability
A low-privileged user can access sensitive information about other users and group memberships in Symantec Privileged Access 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-2024-38496?
CVE-2024-38496 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Symantec Privileged Access Management, published on 15 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The vulnerability allows a malicious low-privileged PAM user to access information about other PAM users and their group memberships.
Weakness: CWE-922
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38496?
How do I fix CVE-2024-38496?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38496 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-38496 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38496 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mrhp-8chw-79jf.