CVE-2024-38493Network attack vector

User-assisted client-side code execution via crafted link

Published Jul 15, 2024 · Updated Oct 27, 2024

Reflected XSS in Symantec Privileged Access Management 3.4.6 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.7 allows remote attackers to run client-side code. The PAM UI reflects attacker-controlled link input into a web response without neutralizing it, but Broadcom has not disclosed the affected handler or parameter. Exploitation requires a PAM user to follow the crafted link; code then executes in that user's browser context and can manipulate PAM UI content.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Symantec Privileged Access Management 3.4.6 and 4.1.0 through 4.1.7 allows remote attackers to run client-side code. The PAM UI reflects attacker-controlled link input into a web response without neutralizing it, but Broadcom has not disclosed the affected handler or parameter. Exploitation requires a PAM user to follow the crafted link; code then executes in that user's browser context and can manipulate PAM UI content.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38493
Published
Jul 15, 2024
Updated
Oct 27, 2024
Vendor
Symantec
Product
Symantec Privileged Access Management
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-591, T1203, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 15, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 27, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.4.6
  2. Affected versionversion=4.1.0 - 4.1.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Symantec · Symantec Privileged Access Managementversion=3.4.6; version=4.1.0 - 4.1.7

Published CVSS scores

6.8Symantec CorporationCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L
6.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-591Reflected XSS
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution
T1204.001Malicious Link

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