CVE-2024-38291
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Extreme Networks XIQ-SE allows low-privileged users to access administrator passwords, potentially enabling privilege escalation. Affected systems are XIQ-SE versions before 24.2.11. This is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) with high impact.
💻 Affected Systems
- Extreme Networks XIQ-SE
📦 What is this software?
Xiq Se by Extremenetworks
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker gains full administrative control over the XIQ-SE system, allowing them to modify configurations, access sensitive network data, deploy malicious updates, or compromise connected network infrastructure.
Likely Case
A malicious insider or compromised low-privileged account escalates privileges to admin level, potentially accessing sensitive credentials and network configurations.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and monitoring, impact is limited to the XIQ-SE management system itself without lateral movement to other systems.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires a low-privileged user account. The specific method of password access is not publicly documented.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 24.2.11 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://community.extremenetworks.com/t5/security-advisories-formerly/sa-2024-105-xiq-se-unauthorized-access-to-user-credentials-cve/ba-p/116363
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Backup current configuration. 2. Download and install XIQ-SE version 24.2.11 or later from Extreme Networks support portal. 3. Apply the update through the XIQ-SE web interface or CLI. 4. Verify successful update and functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Low-Privileged User Access
allTemporarily remove or disable all non-administrative user accounts until patching can be completed.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate XIQ-SE from other critical systems
- Enable detailed audit logging for all user access attempts and credential access events
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check XIQ-SE version in web interface (System > About) or via CLI command 'show version'. If version is below 24.2.11, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
show versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify version is 24.2.11 or higher. Test that low-privileged users cannot access admin credentials through normal interface functions.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns by low-privileged users
- Failed privilege escalation attempts
- Access to credential storage or password retrieval functions
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected administrative connections from non-admin IP addresses
- Unusual API calls to user management endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="xiq-se" AND (event_type="user_access" OR event_type="credential_access") AND user_role="low_privilege" AND target="admin_credentials"