Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Dell PowerStore Manager has a stored cross-site scripting flaw. An authenticated low-privileged user could place malicious script content that later runs in another user's browser. The likely business impact is limited data exposure or UI-driven changes within the victim's session, not direct appliance takeover based on the provided sources.
Executive priority
Handle in the normal security-update cycle, faster for shared admin environments or broadly accessible management networks. The issue is medium severity, authenticated, and interaction-dependent, but it affects a storage management interface where trust boundaries matter.
Technical view
CVE-2024-30476 is CWE-79 stored XSS in Dell PowerStore Manager. CVSS 3.1 is 5.4, requiring network access, low privileges, and user interaction. Scope is changed with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. The source bundle does not provide exact affected version ranges.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant to organizations operating Dell PowerStore Manager where low-privileged authenticated users can access the management interface. The provided bundle does not identify internet exposure, exact affected versions, or vulnerable configurations, so inventory and vendor-version verification are required.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not report active exploitation and KEV is false. Exploitation requires an authenticated low-privileged actor and a separate user interaction, which lowers urgency compared with unauthenticated remote code execution but still matters for storage administration portals.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports stored XSS only. Do not assume unauthenticated access, code execution on the appliance, or active exploitation. The bundle lacks precise affected version and remediation details beyond Dell's referenced security update, so vendor advisory review is necessary.
Mitigation direction
- Review Dell advisory DSA-2024-225 for affected and fixed PowerStore releases.
- Apply Dell's PowerStore security update where the advisory says systems are affected.
- Restrict PowerStore Manager access to trusted administrators and management networks.
- Remove unnecessary low-privileged accounts with PowerStore Manager access.
- Monitor vendor guidance for any revised affected-version or exploit information.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all Dell PowerStore Manager instances and their software versions.
- Compare installed versions with Dell advisory DSA-2024-225.
- Confirm PowerStore Manager is not exposed outside approved management networks.
- Review account lists for unnecessary low-privileged authenticated access.
- Check administrative audit logs for unusual PowerStore Manager activity.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.4 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.32.7dellVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.4MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Source materials
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- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000225368/dsa-2024-225-dell-powerstore-family-security-update-for-multiple-vulnerabilities?lang=enCVE reference, dell · vendor-advisory
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.