CVE-2024-45272 MB connect line/Helmholz: Generation of weak passwords vulnerability
Attackers can brute-force weak passwords on remote service portals, leading to account takeover and connection loss in Helmholz industrial devices.
- 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-2024-45272?
CVE-2024-45272 is a high-severity vulnerability in Helmholz mbCONNECT24, published on 15 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An unauthenticated remote attacker can perform a brute-force attack on the credentials of the remote service portal with a high chance of success, resulting in connection lost.
Weakness: CWE-1391
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45272?
It affects 13 products.
Products include Helmholz Myrex24 V2 Virtual Server, Helmholz Rex 200 Firmware, Helmholz Rex 250 Firmware, Helmholz Rex 300 Firmware, Mbconnectline Mbconnect24, Mbconnectline Mbnet.rokey Firmware and 7 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45272?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-45272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Helmholz mbCONNECT24
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cx5-pcxx-59q4.