Microsoft Defender for IoT absolute path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Defender for IoT. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes absolute path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-21323. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Microsoft Defender for IoT (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a absolute path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-36. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 04/09/2024 as confirmed security update guide (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-21323. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/06/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Absolute path traversal
CWE: CWE-36 / CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/08/2023 🔍
04/09/2024 +123 days 🔍
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12/06/2024 +240 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-21323 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-21323
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-259939

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2024 19:19
Updated: 12/06/2024 00:47
Changes: 04/09/2024 19:19 (6), 04/09/2024 19:20 (28), 04/09/2024 19:23 (33), 05/14/2024 12:53 (1), 05/14/2024 13:01 (10), 12/06/2024 00:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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