# CVE-2024-3904: Misconfiguration in MELIPC Series MI5122-VW

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code and compromise data or availability due to incorrect default permissions in Mitsubishi MELIPC gateways.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hp5j-w8wg-jp3r

## What is CVE-2024-3904?

CVE-2024-3904 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELIPC Series MI5122-VW, published on 4 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in Smart Device Communication Gateway preinstalled on MELIPC Series MI5122-VW firmware versions "05" to "07" allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code by saving a malicious file to a specific folder. As a result, the attacker may disclose, tamper with, destroy or delete information in the product, or cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition on the product.

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3904?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-3904?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-3904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-3904 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-3904 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELIPC Series MI5122-VW, published on 4 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation MELIPC Series MI5122-VW. 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-2024-3904/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3904/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-3904
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-3904
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-3904

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3904/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.