CVE-2023-27532 vulnerability in Veeam Products
Published on March 10, 2023
Vulnerability in Veeam Backup & Replication component allows encrypted credentials stored in the configuration database to be obtained. This may lead to gaining access to the backup infrastructure hosts.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Veeam Backup & Replication Cloud Connect component contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated user operating within the backup infrastructure network perimeter to obtain encrypted credentials stored in the configuration database. This may lead to an attacker gaining access to the backup infrastructure hosts.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by September 12, 2023: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-27532 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has the highest possible exploitability rating (3.9). The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-27532
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What versions are vulnerable to CVE-2023-27532?
- Veeam Backup Replication Version 11.0.1.1261 p20211123
- Veeam Backup Replication Version 11.0.1.1261 p20211211
- Veeam Backup Replication Version 11.0.1.1261 -
- Veeam Backup Replication Version 11.0.1.1261 p20220302
- Veeam Backup Replication Version 11.0.1.1261
- Veeam Backup Replication Version 12.0.0.1420 -