Vmware HcxApplication · VMware
CVE-2024-38814
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 · uneditedAn authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in VMware HCX was privately reported to VMware. A malicious authenticated user with non-administrator privileges may be able to enter specially crafted SQL queries and perform unauthorized remote code execution on the HCX manager. Updates are available to remediate this vulnerability in affected VMware products.
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 · high confidenceAuthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in VMware HCX allows a malicious authenticated user with non-administrator privileges to inject specially crafted SQL queries, potentially achieving unauthorized remote code execution on the HCX manager.
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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
Vmware HcxApplication
>= 4.8.0, <= 4.8.2>= 4.9.0, <= 4.9.1= 4.10.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 VMware HCX is deployedCheck your VMware environment for HCX components by reviewing the vCenter inventory or running 'hcx-cli status' on the HCX manager appliance if you have CLI accessAffected if HCX is not present in the environment, the vulnerability does not apply
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Identify HCX manager versionLog into the HCX Manager admin UI and navigate to the System dashboard, or use the 'hcx-cli get version' command via SSH access to the HCX applianceAffected if The version displayed is 4.8.0-4.8.2, 4.9.0-4.9.1, or 4.10.0 exactly, placing it within affected ranges
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Verify SQL injection vector existsThis vulnerability requires an authenticated user with non-administrator privileges. Review user accounts in HCX Manager under Access Control to identify any non-admin users who could potentially exploit this flawAffected if Non-administrator user accounts exist in HCX and the HCX version falls within the affected ranges listed above
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Check for suspicious SQL-based activityReview HCX Manager logs located in /var/log/hcx/ for unusual SQL syntax patterns or unexpected database queries, particularly around user authentication endpointsAffected if Log analysis reveals unexpected SQL queries or patterns consistent with injection attempts and the HCX version is within affected ranges
A user is affected if VMware HCX is deployed and the installed version falls within 4.8.0-4.8.2, 4.9.0-4.9.1, or 4.10.0, and there are authenticated non-administrator users present in the system.
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.
dbcve · scopedApply the available VMware updates for HCX to remediate this vulnerability.
Obtain the patched version from Broadcom support (typically 4.8.3, 4.9.2, or 4.10.1 and later)
- Contact Broadcom support at support.broadcom.com to obtain the specific patch/upgrade for your HCX version
- Request the security patch for CVE-2024-38814 specific to your installed HCX version (4.8.x, 4.9.x, or 4.10.0)
- Apply the provided patch following Broadcom's documented upgrade procedures
- Verify the upgrade by checking the HCX manager version post-patch
- Confirm the SQL injection vulnerability is remediated by validating the patch level
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Vmware Hcx
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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