CVE-2024-47944 Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by inserting a malicious USB stick, bypassing authentication on the firmware upgrade interface.
- 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-2024-47944?
CVE-2024-47944 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in RITTAL GmbH & Co. KG IoT Interface & CMC III Processing Unit, published on 15 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The device directly executes .patch firmware upgrade files on a USB stick without any prior authentication in the admin interface. This leads to an unauthenticated code execution via the firmware upgrade function.
Weakness: CWE-1299
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-47944?
How do I fix CVE-2024-47944?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-47944 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-2024-47944 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-47944 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m36f-v9qc-f9h5.