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CVE-2024-53292

Dell VxVerify, versions prior to x.40.405, contain a Plain-text Password Storage Vulnerability in the shell wrapper.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.14%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.14%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Dell VxVerify, versions prior to x.40.405, contain a Plain-text Password Storage Vulnerability in the shell wrapper. A local high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable component with privileges of the compromised account.

CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.14% probability · 3th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-256, CWE-522
Affected: dell/vxrail hyperconverged infrastructure
Source: security_alert@emc.com

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000258964/dsa-2024-492-security-update-dell-vxverify-on-vxrail-plaintext-password-storage-vulnerabilitiesVendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.