CVE-2023-38404
Published: 17 July 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-38404 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Veritas Infoscale Operations Manager. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 37.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-42221
Vulnerability details
The XPRTLD web application in Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager (VIOM) before 8.0.0.410 allows an authenticated attacker to upload all types of files to the server. An authenticated attacker can then execute the malicious file to perform command execution on the…
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remote server.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.