Dell AppSync 4.6.0.x symlink

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dell AppSync 4.6.0.x. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to symlink. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-52542. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in Dell AppSync 4.6.0.x. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a symlink vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-61. The product, when opening a file or directory, does not sufficiently account for when the file is a symbolic link that resolves to a target outside of the intended control sphere. This could allow an attacker to cause the product to operate on unauthorized files. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell AppSync, version 4.6.0.x, contain a Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information tampering.

The weakness was disclosed by Ouallaout Noureddine as dsa-2024-496. The advisory is shared at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-52542 since 11/12/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/17/2024).

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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• Dell

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• AppSync

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• 4.6.0.x

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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