CVE-2024-29849
Published: 22 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-29849 is a critical-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Veeam Veeam Backup \& Replication. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-29849 is an improper authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) affecting Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager. The flaw permits unauthenticated users to log in as any user directly to the product's web interface, carrying a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8.
An attacker with network access can exploit the issue without credentials or user interaction to obtain full administrative control over the Enterprise Manager console, resulting in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of backup management data and operations.
Veeam has published mitigation guidance in knowledge-base article KB4581. The EPSS score for this CVE currently stands at 0.5362, equal to its observed peak.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-26841
Vulnerability details
Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager allows unauthenticated users to log in as any user to enterprise manager web interface.
- 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.
Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.
Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.
Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.
Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.
Non-repudiation requires strong authentication mechanisms to irrefutably attribute performed actions to specific individuals or processes.
Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.
Review of authentication-related audit records can detect improper authentication mechanisms or bypasses.
Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.