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CVE-2024-28971

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-256

Description

Dell Update Manager Plugin, versions 1.4.0 through 1.5.0, contains a Plain-text Password Storage Vulnerability in Log file. A remote high privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the disclosure of certain user credentials. The attacker may be able to use the exposed credentials to access the vulnerable application with privileges of the compromised account.

Affected products

• Dell Openmanage Enterprise Update Manager: from 1.4.0 before 1.5.1 — fixed in 1.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell Openmanage Enterprise Update Manager 1.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000224849/dsa-2024-209-security-update-for-dell-update-manager-plugin-vulnerability
• https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000224849/dsa-2024-209-security-update-for-dell-update-manager-plugin-vulnerability

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