MySQL credential disclosure via plaintext temporary file
Published Jan 25, 2024 · Updated Aug 29, 2024
Plaintext password storage in Dell NMDA 19.9 and earlier allows local users to read MySQL credentials from a temporary backup file. During each NMDA MySQL database backup, proprietary backup code writes the configured database password in plaintext to a temporary configuration file. Low-privilege access to the NetWorker client while the backup is running exposes credentials that grant the compromised account's privileges in MySQL.
Summary
What happened
Plaintext password storage in Dell NMDA 19.9 and earlier allows local users to read MySQL credentials from a temporary backup file. During each NMDA MySQL database backup, proprietary backup code writes the configured database password in plaintext to a temporary configuration file. Low-privilege access to the NetWorker client while the backup is running exposes credentials that grant the compromised account's privileges in MySQL.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-22432
- Published
- Jan 25, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 29, 2024
- Vendor
- Dell Technologies
- Product
- NetWorker Module for Databases and Applications
- Classifications
- CWE-256, CWE-522, T1552.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 29, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <19.7
- Affected versionversion=19.7.1
- Affected versionversion=19.7 <=19.7.0.5
- Affected versionversion=19.8 <=19.8.0.4
- Affected versionversion=19.9 <=19.9.0.3
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