CVE-2024-43698 Kieback&Peter DDC4000 Series Use of Weak Credentials
Critical 9.3
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-43698 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-43698 is a critical vulnerability in Kieback&Peter DDC4002, published on 22 Oct 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-2024-43698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Kieback&Peter DDC4002. 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-2024-43698/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43698/index.md)
An unauthenticated attacker can use weak credentials to gain full administrative rights on Kieback&Peter DDC4000 series controllers.
- 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-2024-43698?
CVE-2024-43698 is a critical vulnerability in Kieback&Peter DDC4002, published on 22 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Kieback & Peter's DDC4000 series uses weak credentials, which may allow an unauthenticated attacker to get full admin rights on the system.
Weakness: CWE-1391
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43698?
How do I fix CVE-2024-43698?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43698 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-43698 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43698 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v47r-mpm7-6768.