# CVE-2024-52538: SQL injection in Avamar

> A low-privileged remote attacker can exploit SQL injection in Dell Avamar to potentially read or modify data.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 10 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9w69-fw68-48cq

## What is CVE-2024-52538?

CVE-2024-52538 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Dell Avamar, published on 10 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Avamar, versions prior to 19.12 with patch 338905, excluding 19.10 and 19.10SP1 with patch 338869, contains an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Script injection.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52538?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Avamar Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-52538?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52538 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-52538 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52538 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Avamar

- [CVE-2024-47484](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47484/): SQL injection in Avamar (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2024-47977](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47977/): SQL injection in Avamar (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-21117](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21117/): Auth bypass in Avamar (medium 6.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-52538 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-52538 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Dell Avamar, published on 10 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-2024-52538 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Avamar. 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-2024-52538/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52538/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52538
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52538
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52538

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52538/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.