ABB ASPECT-Enterprise/NEXUS/MATRIX Device Commissioning authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS and MATRIX. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Device Commissioning. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-13947. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ABB ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS and MATRIX (version now known). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Device Commissioning. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Device commissioning parameters in ASPECT may be modified by an external source if administrative credentials become compromisedThis issue affects ASPECT-Enterprise: through 3.*; NEXUS Series: through 3.*; MATRIX Series: through 3.*.

The advisory is available at search.abb.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-13947 since 05/08/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are 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 05/22/2025).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.7
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CNA Base Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/08/2025 🔍
05/22/2025 +14 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: search.abb.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-13947 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-13947
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310022

Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2025 23:51
Changes: 05/22/2025 23:51 (72)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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