CVE-2024-23766 Denial of service in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service on HMS Anybus X-Gateway devices by sending repeated GET requests to a specific 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-2024-23766?
CVE-2024-23766 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on HMS Anybus X-Gateway AB7832-F 3 devices. The gateway exposes a web interface on port 80. An unauthenticated GET request to a specific URL triggers the reboot of the Anybus gateway (or at least most of its modules). An attacker can use this feature to carry out a denial of service attack by continuously sending GET requests to that URL.
Weakness: CWE-598
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23766?
How do I fix CVE-2024-23766?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23766 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-2024-23766 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23766 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4cqv-cv9m-26q8.