# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7cx5-pcxx-59q4

## 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 (Use of Weak Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45272?

It affects 13 products.


Products: Helmholz Myrex24 V2 Virtual Server, Helmholz Rex 200 Firmware, Helmholz Rex 250 Firmware, Helmholz Rex 300 Firmware, Mbconnectline Mbconnect24, Mbconnectline Mbnet.rokey Firmware, Mbconnectline Mbnet Firmware, Mbconnectline Mbnet Hw1 Firmware, Mbconnectline Mbspider Mdh 905 Firmware, Mbconnectline Mbspider Mdh 906 Firmware, Mbconnectline Mbspider Mdh 915 Firmware, Mbconnectline Mbspider Mdh 916 Firmware, Mbconnectline Mymbconnect24.

## 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

- [CVE-2024-45273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45273/): MB connect line/Helmholz: Weak encryption of configuration file (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Helmholz mbCONNECT24. 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-2024-45272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45272

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45272/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.