CVE-2024-38488
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x contains a vulnerability. An improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication vulnerability where a Network attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a brute force attack or a dictionary attack against the RecoverPoint login form and a complete system compromise. This allows attackers to brute-force the password of valid users in an automated manner.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceDell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.x lacks proper restrictions on authentication attempts, allowing remote attackers to repeatedly guess passwords against the login form without being blocked. This enables automated brute force and dictionary attacks to compromise valid user credentials and gain full system access.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 6.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is installedLocate the Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines installation in your environment. This is typically deployed as a virtual appliance. Check your virtualization inventory or installed software list for 'RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines' or 'RP4VM'.Affected if The product is not installed on the system being assessed, skip this CVE check.
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Identify the installed versionAccess the RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines admin console or check the appliance version through its built-in system information page. Look for a version number in the format 6.0.x.Affected if The installed version is 6.0.x - proceed to login protection checks. If version is different (not 6.0.x), this CVE may not apply.
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Inspect login page for rate limiting headersAccess the login page of RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines. Use browser developer tools or a web proxy to capture login page responses. Inspect HTTP headers and response codes for rate limiting indicators such as X-RateLimit-Limit, X-Retry-After, or similar headers. Also attempt multiple rapid login requests and observe if the server returns 429 Too Many Requests or similar throttling responses.Affected if No rate limiting headers appear and login attempts are not throttled, the vulnerability is present.
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Test for account lockout policyAttempt to login with an invalid password multiple times (5-10 attempts) using a valid test account. Observe whether the account becomes locked after a certain number of failed attempts, or if the system provides feedback about account lockout thresholds.Affected if No account lockout occurs after multiple failed attempts, the vulnerability is present.
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Verify CAPTCHA presence on login formVisually inspect the login page for a CAPTCHA challenge (such as reCAPTCHA, image verification, or similar human verification tests). Check page source HTML for CAPTCHA-related elements, form fields, or scripts.Affected if No CAPTCHA challenge is present on the login page, the vulnerability is present.
If the product is Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines version 6.0.x and the login mechanism lacks rate limiting, account lockout policies, and CAPTCHA protection, the environment is affected by CVE-2024-38488.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement account lockout policies, rate limiting, CAPTCHA, or MFA on the RecoverPoint login form to prevent automated authentication attacks. Apply any vendor-provided security patches for this vulnerability.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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