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CVE-2023-48661 (GCVE-0-2023-48661)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-14 15:55 – Updated: 2024-08-02 21:37
VLAI
Summary
Dell vApp Manager, versions prior to 9.2.4.x contain an arbitrary file read vulnerability. A remote malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files from the target system.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-552 - Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Dell vApp Manager Affected: Versions prior to 9.2.4.x
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Date Public
2023-12-13 06:30
Credits
Dell Technologies would like to thank 33a6099 for reporting these issues.
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