Dell Data Protection Search up to 19.6.3 LdapSettings.get_ldap_info file information disclosure

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Dell Data Protection Search up to 19.6.3. The impacted element is the function LdapSettings.get_ldap_info. This manipulation causes file information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-22433. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Dell Data Protection Search up to 19.6.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function LdapSettings.get_ldap_info. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a file information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-538. The product places sensitive information into files or directories that are accessible to actors who are allowed to have access to the files, but not to the sensitive information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Dell Data Protection Search 19.2.0 and above contain an exposed password opportunity in plain text when using LdapSettings.get_ldap_info in DP Search. A remote unauthorized unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity, Protection, and remote takeover of the system. This is a high-severity vulnerability as it allows an attacker to take complete control of DP Search to affect downstream protected devices.

The weakness was shared 02/01/2024 as dsa-2024-063. The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-22433 since 01/10/2024. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/24/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1083 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• Dell

Name

• Data Protection Search

Version

• 19.2.0
• 19.3.0
• 19.4.0
• 19.5.0
• 19.5.1
• 19.6.0
• 19.6.1
• 19.6.2
• 19.6.3

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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