Vulnerability · Published Dec 4, 2024 · Assigned by hackerone
CVE-2024-42453
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in Backup & Replication from Veeam. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A vulnerability Veeam Backup & Replication allows low-privileged users to control and modify configurations on connected virtual infrastructure hosts. This includes the ability to power off virtual machines, delete files in storage, and make configuration changes, potentially leading to Denial of Service (DoS) and data integrity issues. The vulnerability is caused by improper permission checks in methods accessed via management services.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Veeam | Backup & Replication | 12.2 – through 12.2 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L