What is CVE-2024-38329?

CVE-2024-38329 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Protect For Virtual Environments, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2024-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-38329?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Storage Protect For Virtual Environments

CVE-2024-38329

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.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (38.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Storage_protect_for_virtual_environments
Ibm Storage Protect For Virtual Environments: Data Protection Vmware — versions 8.1.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38329?: CVE-2024-38329 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Storage Protect For Virtual Environments, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2024-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-38329?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.