CVE-2024-38493 (GCVE-0-2024-38493)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-07-15 14:00 – Updated: 2024-10-27 23:14
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Symantec Privileged Access Manager Reflected Cross Site Scripting vulnerability
Summary
A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the PAM UI web interface. A remote attacker able to convince a PAM user to click on a specially crafted link to the PAM UI web interface could potentially execute arbitrary client-side code in the context of PAM UI.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-07-15 14:26 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom | Symantec Privileged Access Management |
Affected:
4.1.0 - 4.1.7
Affected: 3.4.6 |
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