CVE-2023-40256: Critical severity veritas netbackup vulnerability
A vulnerability was discovered in Veritas NetBackup Snapshot Manager before 10.2.0.1 that allowed untrusted clients to interact with the RabbitMQ service. This was caused by improper validation of the client certificate due to misconfiguration of the RabbitMQ service. Exploiting this impacts the confidentiality and integrity of messages controlling the backup and restore jobs, and could result in the service becoming unavailable. This impacts only the jobs controlling the backup and restore activities, and does not allow access to (or deletion of) the backup snapshot data itself. This vulnerability is confined to the NetBackup Snapshot Manager feature and does not impact the RabbitMQ instance on the NetBackup primary servers.
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What is the vulnerability ID?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-40256.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-40256?
The severity of CVE-2023-40256 is critical with a CVSS score of 9.8.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2023-40256?
Veritas NetBackup Snapshot Manager versions 8.3.0.2, 9.0, 9.1, 9.1.0.1, 10.0, 10.0.0.1, 10.1, 10.1.1, and 10.2 are affected by CVE-2023-40256.
How can an untrusted client interact with the RabbitMQ service through CVE-2023-40256?
An untrusted client can interact with the RabbitMQ service through CVE-2023-40256 due to the improper validation of the client certificate caused by misconfiguration of the RabbitMQ service.
Is there a fix available for CVE-2023-40256?
Yes, a fix is available for CVE-2023-40256. Please refer to the Veritas NetBackup Snapshot Manager support website for more information.