Dell Avamar up to 19.10SP1 sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dell Avamar up to 19.10SP1. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes sql injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2024-52538. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Dell Avamar up to 19.10SP1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell Avamar, version(s) 19.9, contain(s) an Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Script injection.

The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-52538 since 11/12/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/04/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1505 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213006 (Dell Avamar / AVE < 19.10 Hotfix 338869 Multiple Vulnerabilities (DSA-2024-489)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213006). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 213006
Nessus Name: Dell Avamar / AVE < 19.10 Hotfix 338869 Multiple Vulnerabilities (DSA-2024-489)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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11/12/2024 🔍
12/10/2024 +28 days 🔍
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08/04/2025 +237 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2024-489
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-52538 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-52538
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287533

Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2024 14:43
Updated: 08/04/2025 23:03
Changes: 12/10/2024 14:43 (62), 12/13/2024 23:59 (2), 12/16/2024 12:27 (1), 08/04/2025 23:03 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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