ABB ASPECT-Enterprise/NEXUS/MATRIX up to 3.08.03 hard-coded credentials
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in ABB ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS and MATRIX up to 3.08.03 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-51547. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in ABB ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS and MATRIX up to 3.08.03. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in ABB ASPECT-Enterprise, ABB NEXUS Series, ABB MATRIX Series.This issue affects ASPECT-Enterprise: through 3.08.03; NEXUS Series: through 3.08.03; MATRIX Series: through 3.08.03.
It is possible to read the advisory at search.abb.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-51547 since 10/29/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 05/23/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
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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Product
Vendor
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Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.8
VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Hard-coded credentialsCWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
10/29/2024 🔍02/06/2025 🔍
02/06/2025 🔍
05/23/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: search.abb.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-51547 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-51547
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294815
Entry
Created: 02/06/2025 07:25Updated: 05/23/2025 15:59
Changes: 02/06/2025 07:25 (73), 05/23/2025 15:59 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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