# CVE-2024-45761: Code injection in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

> A remote low-privileged user can exploit improper input validation to load malicious plugins or classes, potentially altering application behavior or causing denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 9 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7928-q347-xx6q

## What is CVE-2024-45761?

CVE-2024-45761 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, published on 9 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions 11.0.1.0 and prior, contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A remote low-privileged malicious user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to load any web plugins or Java class leading to the possibility of altering the behavior of certain apps/OS or Denial of Service.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45761?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Openmanage Server Administrator.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45761?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45761 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45761 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

- [CVE-2021-21513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-21513/): Auth bypass in Dell Open Manage Server Administrator (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2026-81442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81442/): Privilege escalation in OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-81475](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81475/): Auth bypass in OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-81476](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81476/): Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, versions prior to 11.1.0.3, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Comm (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2026-81478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-81478/): Hardcoded credentials in OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Patch) for Windows (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45761 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45761 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator, published on 9 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45761 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45761/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45761/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45761
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45761
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45761

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45761/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.