CVE-2024-41988 Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in TEM Opera Plus FM Family Transmitter
Unauthenticated attackers can upload malicious files to overwrite flash memory and execute arbitrary code on TEM Opera Plus FM Transmitters.
- 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-2024-41988?
CVE-2024-41988 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in TEM Opera Plus FM Family Transmitter, published on 3 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
TEM Opera Plus FM Family Transmitter allows access to an unprotected endpoint that allows MPFS File System binary image upload without authentication. This file system serves as the basis for the HTTP2 web server module but is also used by the SNMP module and is available to other applications that require basic read-only storage capabilities. This can be exploited to overwrite the flash program memory that holds the web server's main interfaces and execute arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41988?
How do I fix CVE-2024-41988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-41988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41988 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c6mx-ff55-jhcw.