An issue was discovered in Veritas Enterprise Vault before 15.1 UPD882911, ZDI-CAN-24696.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Veritas Enterprise Vault before 15.1 UPD882911, ZDI-CAN-24696. It allows an authenticated remote attacker to inject a parameter into an HTTP request, allowing for Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) while viewing archived content. This could reflect back to an authenticated user without sanitization if executed by that user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52942
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vmjh-4373-j57w
References
More Veritas Enterprise Vault vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-36086 An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Enterprise Vault before 15.2… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36085 An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Enterprise Vault before 15.2… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36084 An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Enterprise Vault before 15.2… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36083 An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Enterprise Vault before 15.2… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36082 An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Enterprise Vault before 15.2… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36081 An issue was discovered in the server in Veritas Enterprise Vault before 15.2… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-52942 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-52942 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vmjh-4373-j57w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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