CVE-2024-28751 ifm: Hardcoded telnet credentials in Smart PLC
Critical 9.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-28751 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-28751 is a critical vulnerability in ifm Smart PLC AC14xx Firmware, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28751 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: ifm Smart PLC AC14xx Firmware. 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-2024-28751/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-28751/index.md)
A high-privileged remote attacker can enable telnet access using hardcoded credentials to gain control of the PLC.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-28751?
CVE-2024-28751 is a critical vulnerability in ifm Smart PLC AC14xx Firmware, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An high privileged remote attacker can enable telnet access that accepts hardcoded credentials.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28751?
How do I fix CVE-2024-28751?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-28751 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28751 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gxm5-wj75-xvm8.