CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-38488

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Published: Dec 13, 2024 | Modified: Feb 04, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x contains a vulnerability. An improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication vulnerability where a Network attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a brute force attack or a dictionary attack against the RecoverPoint login form and a complete system compromise. This allows attackers to brute-force the password of valid users in an automated manner.

Weakness

The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines Dell 6.0-sp1 (including) 6.0-sp1 (including)
Recoverpoint_for_virtual_machines Dell 6.0-sp1_p1 (including) 6.0-sp1_p1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Common protection mechanisms include:

  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.

  • Consider using libraries with authentication capabilities such as OpenSSL or the ESAPI Authenticator. [REF-45]

References