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CVE-2024-24903NVD status: Analyzed

Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

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CVE-2024-24903 is a high-severity weak password recovery mechanism for forgotten password vulnerability in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager from Dell, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 out of 10. It can be exploited from the same local network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager versions: 5.10 through 5.20.00.16. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.41% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Policy Manager For Secure Connect Gateway to 5.22.00.16 or a later version.
  2. Read the advisory on dell.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
DellSecure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager5.10 through 5.20.00.16Not stated
Dellsecure_connect_gateway_policy_manager5.10 through 5.20.00.16Not stated
DellPolicy Manager For Secure Connect Gateway5.10.00.10 up to, but not including, 5.22.00.165.22.00.16

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
AdjacentThe attacker must be on the same local network segment.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.18.0HighCNA (emc.com)
CVSS 3.18.0HighNVD

Official description

Dell Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager, version 5.10+, contain a weak password recovery mechanism for forgotten passwords. An adjacent network low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to unauthorized access to the application with privileges of the compromised account. The attacker could retrieve the reset password token without authorization and then perform the password change.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password

The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Make sure that all input supplied by the user to the password recovery mechanism is thoroughly filtered and validated.
  • Do not use standard weak security questions and use several security questions.
  • Make sure that there is throttling on the number of incorrect answers to a security question. Disable the password recovery functionality after a certain (small) number of incorrect guesses.

More Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerabilities (CWE-640)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

Other vulnerabilities in Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager

All Secure Connect Gateway (SCG) Policy Manager vulnerabilities

Recent Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password vulnerabilities

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