# CVE-2024-2425: Rockwell Automation - Denial-of-service and Input Validation Vulnerabilities in PowerFlex® 527

> Attackers can crash the web server of Rockwell PowerFlex 527 drives via improper input validation, requiring manual restarts.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3mq7-j5f9-79xq

## What is CVE-2024-2425?

CVE-2024-2425 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation  PowerFlex® 527, published on 25 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Rockwell Automation PowerFlex® 527 due to improper input validation in the device. If exploited, the web server will crash and need a manual restart to recover it.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2425?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Powerflex 527 Ac Drives Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation  PowerFlex® 527

- [CVE-2024-2426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2426/): Rockwell Automation - Denial-of-service and Input Validation Vulnerabilities in PowerFlex® 527 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-2427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2427/): Rockwell Automation - Denial-of-service and Input Validation Vulnerabilities in PowerFlex® 527 (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2425 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2425 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Rockwell Automation  PowerFlex® 527, published on 25 Mar 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-2425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation  PowerFlex® 527. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2425/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2425/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2425
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2425
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2425

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2425/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.