Vulnerability · Published Jun 19, 2024 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2024-38329IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware security bypass
High 7.7
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.22.0 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of user permission. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to change its settings, trigger backups, restore backups, and also delete all previous backups via log rotation. IBM X-Force ID: 294994.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Storage Protect for Virtual Environments: Data Protection for VMware | 8.1.0.0 – through 8.1.22.0 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N