# CVE-2024-53542: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can arbitrarily restart the NCServiceManger via a crafted GET request due to incorrect access control in the settings component.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-749j-r6jc-ghfj

## What is CVE-2024-53542?

CVE-2024-53542 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Incorrect access control in the component /iclock/Settings?restartNCS=1 of NovaCHRON Zeitsysteme GmbH & Co. KG Smart Time Plus v8.x to v8.6 allows attackers to arbitrarily restart the NCServiceManger via a crafted GET request.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53542?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-53542?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53542 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-53542 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-53542 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53542 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2025. 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-2024-53542 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2024-53542/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53542/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53542
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53542
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53542

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53542/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.