Vulnerability in Dell Openmanage Enterprise Update Manager
CVE-2024-28971
Dell Update Manager Plugin, versions 1.4.0 through 1.5.0, contains a Plain-text Password Storage Vulnerability in Log file. A remote 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 application with privileges of the compromised account.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (14.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dell Openmanage Enterprise Update Manager
- Dell Update Manager Plugin — versions 1.4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000224849/dsa-2024-209-security-update-for-del… (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28971?
- CVE-2024-28971 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dell Openmanage Enterprise Update Manager, classified under Plaintext Storage of a Password. CVSS score: 3.5/10. Published 2024-05-08.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28971?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-28971 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.