CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-28971

Plaintext Storage of a Password

Published: May 08, 2024 | Modified: May 08, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Dell Update Manager Plugin, versions 1.4.0 through 1.5.0, contains a Plain-text Password Storage Vulnerability in Log file. A remote high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with privileges of the compromised account.

Weakness

Storing a password in plaintext may result in a system compromise.

Potential Mitigations

References