VDB-287557 · CVE-2024-45493 · GCVE-0-2024-45493

MSA Safety FieldServer Gateway/Embedded Module up to 6.x improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in MSA Safety FieldServer Gateway and Embedded Module up to 6.x. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-45493. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MSA Safety FieldServer Gateway and Embedded Module up to 6.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in MSA Safety FieldServer Gateways and Embedded Modules with build revisions before 7.0.0. The FieldServer Gateway has internal users, whose access is supposed to be restricted to login locally on the device. However, an attacker can bypass the check for this, which might allow them to authenticate with an internal user account from the network (if they know their password).

The advisory is shared at us.msasafety.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-45493 since 08/30/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 7.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Safety FieldServer Gateway/Embedded Module 7.0.0

Timelineinfo

08/30/2024 🔍
12/10/2024 +102 days 🔍
12/10/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/13/2024 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us.msasafety.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-45493 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-45493
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287557

Entryinfo

Created: 12/10/2024 18:10
Updated: 12/13/2024 20:41
Changes: 12/10/2024 18:10 (54), 12/13/2024 20:41 (12)
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