VDB-271507 · CVE-2024-38496 · GCVE-0-2024-38496

Broadcom Symantec Privileged Access Management up to 3.4.6/4.1.7 PAM access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Broadcom Symantec Privileged Access Management up to 3.4.6/4.1.7. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component PAM Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-38496. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Broadcom Symantec Privileged Access Management up to 3.4.6/4.1.7 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component PAM Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The vulnerability allows a malicious low-privileged PAM user to access information about other PAM users and their group memberships.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.broadcom.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-38496 since 06/18/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/03/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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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Productinfo

Type

Access Management Software

Vendor

Broadcom

Name

Symantec Privileged Access Management

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/18/2024 🔍
07/15/2024 +27 days 🔍
07/15/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/03/2024 +141 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.broadcom.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38496 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-271507

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2024 16:58
Updated: 12/03/2024 22:17
Changes: 07/15/2024 16:58 (66), 12/03/2024 22:17 (2)
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