CVE-2024-38329 – IBM Storage Protect Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

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.

Impact

Security Bypass

Indicators of Compromise

CVE

CVE-2024-38329

Affected Vendors

IBM

Affected Products

IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.0.0
IBM Storage Protect for Virtual Environments 8.1.22.0

Remediation

Refer to IBM Security Advisory for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information.

IBM Security Advisory

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