Elspec G5 Digital Fault Recorder up to 1.1.4.15 Network Configuration Script default permission

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A vulnerability was found in Elspec G5 Digital Fault Recorder up to 1.1.4.15. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Network Configuration Script. Performing a manipulation results in default permission. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-22078. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Elspec G5 Digital Fault Recorder up to 1.1.4.15. This affects an unknown code block of the component Network Configuration Script. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Elspec G5 digital fault recorder versions 1.1.4.15 and before. Privilege escalation can occur via world writable files. The network configuration script has weak filesystem permissions. This results in write access for all authenticated users and the possibility to escalate from user privileges to administrative privileges.

The advisory is shared at elspec-ltd.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-22078 since 01/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/17/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Elspec

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• G5 Digital Fault Recorder

Version

• 1.1.4.0
• 1.1.4.1
• 1.1.4.2
• 1.1.4.3
• 1.1.4.4
• 1.1.4.5
• 1.1.4.6
• 1.1.4.7
• 1.1.4.8
• 1.1.4.9
• 1.1.4.10
• 1.1.4.11
• 1.1.4.12
• 1.1.4.13
• 1.1.4.14
• 1.1.4.15

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