CVE-2024-46040 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass authentication and disable the access point by replaying Wi-Fi packets during pairing mode due to insufficient session expiration.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-46040?
CVE-2024-46040 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
IoT Haat Smart Plug IH-IN-16A-S IH-IN-16A-S v5.16.1 suffers from Insufficient Session Expiration. The lack of validation of the authentication token at the IoT Haat during the Access Point Pairing mode leads the attacker to replay the Wi-Fi packets and forcefully turn off the access point after the authentication token has expired.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46040?
How do I fix CVE-2024-46040?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-46040 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-46040 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46040 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjx8-fgcm-mhjx.