VDB-291362 · CVE-2024-57811 · EUVD-2024-53765

Eaton X303 3.5.16/3.5.17 Build 712 SSH hard-coded password

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9.3	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Eaton X303 3.5.16/3.5.17 Build 712. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SSH. Such manipulation leads to hard-coded password. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-57811. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eaton X303 3.5.16/3.5.17 Build 712 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component SSH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Eaton X303 3.5.16 - X303 3.5.17 Build 712, an attacker with network access to a XC-303 PLC can login as root over SSH. The root password is hardcoded in the firmware. NOTE: This vulnerability appears in versions that are no longer supported by Eaton.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-57811 since 01/09/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/30/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1078.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-53765). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Vendor

Eaton

Name

X303

Version

Support

end of life

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.1
CNA Vector (MITRE): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/09/2025 🔍
01/13/2025 +4 days 🔍
01/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/30/2025 +168 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-57811 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-57811
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-291362
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2025 22:58
Updated: 06/30/2025 07:47
Changes: 01/13/2025 22:58 (54), 01/17/2025 06:31 (12), 06/30/2025 07:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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