CVE-2024-42457 Information disclosure in Backup & Replication
Operators can expose saved plaintext credentials by adding a malicious host, leading to credential theft and potential account takeover.
- 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-2024-42457?
CVE-2024-42457 is a high-severity vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication, published on 4 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication allows users with certain operator roles to expose saved credentials by leveraging a combination of methods in a remote management interface. This can be achieved using a session object that allows for credential enumeration and exploitation, leading to the leak of plaintext credentials to a malicious host. The attack is facilitated by improper usage of a method that allows operators to add a new host with an attacker-controlled IP, enabling them to retrieve sensitive credentials in plaintext.
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42457?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Veeam Veeam Backup \& Replication.
How do I fix CVE-2024-42457?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42457 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-42457 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42457 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Veeam Backup & Replication
- CVE-2024-40711 Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization
- CVE-2022-26501 Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2022-26500 Veeam Backup & Replication Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-27532 Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2026-21666 Missing authorization in Backup and Replication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pwc4-hfx3-7qw8.