CVE-2024-10511 Denial of service in PowerChute Serial Shutdown
An attacker on the local network can cause denial of access to the web interface by repeatedly requesting the /accessdenied URL.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-10511?
CVE-2024-10511 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Schneider Electric PowerChute Serial Shutdown, published on 11 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
CWE-287: Improper Authentication vulnerability exists that could cause Denial of access to the web interface when someone on the local network repeatedly requests the /accessdenied URL.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10511?
How do I fix CVE-2024-10511?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10511 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-10511 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10511 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x424-8ch7-2p52.