What is CVE-2024-38814?

CVE-2024-38814 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Hcx, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-38814?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-38814 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Vmware Hcx

CVE-2024-38814

An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in VMware HCX was privately reported to VMware. A malicious authenticated user with non-administrator privileges may be able to enter specially crafted SQL queries and perform unauthorized remote code execution on the HCX manager. Updates are available to remediate this vulnerability in affected VMware products.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.154 (96.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Vmware_hcx — versions 4.10.0
N/a Vmware Hcx — versions VMware HCX 4.8.0-4.8.2, VMware HCX 4.9.0-4.9.1, VMware HCX 4.10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

security@vmware.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38814?: CVE-2024-38814 is a high-severity vulnerability in Vmware Hcx, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-38814?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-38814 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.