CVE-2024-29954

password management API prints sensitive information in log files

Severity Score

5.9

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

A vulnerability in a password management API in Brocade Fabric OS versions before v9.2.1, v9.2.0b, v9.1.1d, and v8.2.3e prints sensitive information in log files. This could allow an authenticated user to view the server passwords for protocols such as scp and sftp. Detail.
When the firmwaredownload command is incorrectly entered or points to an erroneous file, the firmware download log captures the failed command, including any password entered in the command line.

Una vulnerabilidad en una API de administración de contraseñas en las versiones de Brocade Fabric OS anteriores a v9.2.1, v9.2.0b, v9.1.1d y v8.2.3e imprime información confidencial en archivos de registro. Esto podría permitir a un usuario autenticado ver las contraseñas del servidor para protocolos como scp y sftp. Detalle. Cuando el comando de descarga de firmware se ingresa incorrectamente o apunta a un archivo erróneo, el registro de descarga de firmware captura el comando fallido, incluida cualquier contraseña ingresada en la línea de comando.

A vulnerability in a password management API in Brocade Fabric OS versions before v9.2.1, v9.2.0b, v9.1.1d, and v8.2.3e prints sensitive information in log files. This could allow an authenticated user to view the server passwords for protocols such as scp and sftp. Detail. When the firmwaredownload command is incorrectly entered or points to an erroneous file, the firmware download log captures the failed command, including any password entered in the command line.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-03-22 CVE Reserved
2024-06-25 CVE Published
2024-08-22 CVE Updated
2025-06-08 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-312: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

CAPEC

CAPEC-37: Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/23226

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URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Broadcom Search vendor "Broadcom"		Fabric Operating System Search vendor "Broadcom" for product "Fabric Operating System"				*		-		Affected