CVE-2024-6833 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A vulnerability in Zowe CLI allows local, privileged actors to store previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file as part of an auto-init operation.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00027.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Open Mainframe Project

Zowe

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`7.18.0`	affected	< 7.23.5

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-2350	A vulnerability in Zowe CLI allows local, privileged actors to store previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file as part of an auto-init operation.
Github GHSA	GHSA-ghgq-x6wc-6jr5	Zowe CLI allows storage of previously entered secure credentials in a plaintext file

Fixes

Solution

This issue is fixed in Zowe CLI 7.23.5 or later, included as part of Zowe 2.16.0 or later.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/zowe/zowe-cli/

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Zowe

Published: 2024-07-17T14:41:37.598Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:45:38.354Z

Reserved: 2024-07-17T14:41:37.247Z

Link: CVE-2024-6833

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:45:38.354Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-07-17T15:15:14.783

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-6833

Redhat

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Weaknesses

No weakness.

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