CVE-2024-6981

Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)

Published: Sep 27, 2024 / Updated: 53d ago

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CVSS 9.3EPSS 0.04%Critical
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Summary

OMNTEC Proteus Tank Monitoring OEL8000III Series could allow an attacker to perform administrative actions without proper authentication.

Impact

This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute administrative actions on the OMNTEC Proteus Tank Monitoring OEL8000III Series without proper authentication. This could lead to unauthorized control over the tank monitoring system, potentially resulting in severe consequences such as data manipulation, system misconfigurations, or disruption of critical monitoring functions. Given the high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, an attacker could potentially access sensitive information, modify system settings, or cause service interruptions.

Exploitation

There is no evidence that a public proof-of-concept exists. There is no evidence of proof of exploitation at the moment.

Patch

Based on the provided information, there is no explicit mention of an available patch for this vulnerability.

Mitigation

While no specific mitigation steps are provided, general recommendations may include: 1. Implement strong authentication mechanisms for all administrative functions. 2. Restrict network access to the tank monitoring system, allowing only authorized IP addresses or networks. 3. Regularly audit and monitor system logs for any suspicious activities or unauthorized access attempts. 4. If possible, isolate the tank monitoring system from other networks or implement a segmented network design. 5. Contact OMNTEC for any available security updates or patches for the Proteus Tank Monitoring OEL8000III Series. 6. Implement additional security controls such as multi-factor authentication for administrative access.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Timeline

First Article

Feedly found the first article mentioning CVE-2024-6981. See article

Sep 24, 2024 at 2:36 PM / Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA
CVSS Estimate

Feedly estimated the CVSS score as HIGH

Sep 24, 2024 at 2:37 PM
CVE Assignment

NVD published the first details for CVE-2024-6981

Sep 27, 2024 at 5:15 PM
CVSS

A CVSS base score of 9.8 has been assigned.

Sep 27, 2024 at 5:20 PM / nvd
EPSS

EPSS Score was set to: 0.04% (Percentile: 9.6%)

Sep 28, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Static CVE Timeline Graph

Affected Systems

Tryton/proteus
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Attack Patterns

CAPEC-12: Choosing Message Identifier
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News

CISA issues four ICS advisories highlighting hardware vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure equipment
The agency disclosed hardware vulnerabilities in equipment from VIMESA, iniNet Solutions, Deep Sea Electronics, and OMNTEC used across the critical infrastructure sector. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released four ICS (industrial control systems) advisories providing timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding these environments.
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of September 23, 2024
High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor — Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS)–ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE A specially crafted POST request to the ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE UTILITY sub-menu can allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands. 2024-09-25 10 CVE-2024-43693 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS)–ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE A specially crafted POST request to the ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE IP sub-menu can allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands. 2024-09-25 10 CVE-2024-45066 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov webdevmattcrom–GiveWP Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform The GiveWP – Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.16.1 via deserialization of untrusted input via several parameters like ‘give_title’ and ‘card_address’. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to delete arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution. This is essentially the same vulnerability as CVE-2024-5932, however, it was discovered the the presence of stripslashes_deep on user_info allows the is_serialized check to be bypassed. This issue was mostly patched in 3.16.1, but further hardening was added in 3.16.2. 2024-09-28 10 CVE-2024-8353 security@wordfence.com security@wordfence.com security@wordfence.com security@wordfence.com security@wordfence.com security@wordfence.com Scriptcase–Scriptcase Vulnerability in the Scriptcase application version 9.4.019, which involves the arbitrary upload of a file via /scriptcase/devel/lib/third/jquery_plugin/jQuery-File-Upload/server/php/ via a POST request. An attacker could upload malicious files to the server due to the application not properly verifying user input. 2024-09-25 10 CVE-2024-8940 cve-coordination@incibe.es n/a–n/a File Upload vulnerability in CS-Cart MultiVendor 4.16.1 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via the image upload feature when customizing a shop.
ATG: critical vulnerabilities on fuel stations
In addition to the ATC vulnerabilities, security flaws have also been discovered in the open-source solution OpenPLC, including a serious stack-based buffer overflow bug (CVE-2024-34026, CVSS score: 9.0) that could be exploited to gain access to remote code execution. Since not only ATGs are involved, the development comes as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the United States has reported an increase in threats to Internet-accessible OT and ICS systems including those in the Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS) sector.
Vulnerability Summary for the Week of September 23, 2024
High Vulnerabilities Primary Vendor -- Product Description Published CVSS Score Source Info Patch Info Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS)--ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE A specially crafted POST request to the ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE UTILITY sub-menu can allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands. 2024-09-25 10 CVE-2024-43693 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov Dover Fueling Solutions (DFS)--ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE A specially crafted POST request to the ProGauge MAGLINK LX CONSOLE IP sub-menu can allow a remote attacker to inject arbitrary commands. 2024-09-25 10 CVE-2024-45066 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov webdevmattcrom--GiveWP Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform The GiveWP - Donation Plugin and Fundraising Platform plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 3.16.1 via deserialization of untrusted input via several parameters like 'give_title' and 'card_address'. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to delete arbitrary files and achieve remote code execution. This is essentially the same vulnerability as CVE-2024-5932, however, it was discovered the the presence of stripslashes_deep on user_info allows the is_serialized check to be bypassed. This issue was mostly patched in 3.16.1, but further hardening was added in 3.16.2. 2024-09-28 10 CVE-2024-8353 security@wordfence.com security@wordfence.com security@wordfence.com security@wordfence.com security@wordfence.com security@wordfence.com Scriptcase--Scriptcase Vulnerability in the Scriptcase application version 9.4.019, which involves the arbitrary upload of a file via /scriptcase/devel/lib/third/jquery_plugin/jQuery-File-Upload/server/php/ via a POST request. An attacker could upload malicious files to the server due to the application not properly verifying user input. 2024-09-25 10 CVE-2024-8940 cve-coordination@incibe.es n/a--n/a File Upload vulnerability in CS-Cart MultiVendor 4.16.1 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via the image upload feature when customizing a shop.
Critical Flaws In Tank Gauge Systems Expose Gas Stations To Remote Attacks
Security flaws have also been uncovered in the open-source OpenPLC solution, including a critical stack-based buffer overflow bug (CVE-2024-34026, CVSS score: 9.0) that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution. Also of note are several critical vulnerabilities in the AJCloud IP camera management platform that, if successfully exploited, could lead to the exposure of sensitive user data and provide attackers with full remote control of any camera connected to the smart home cloud service.
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CVSS V3.1

Attack Vector:Network
Attack Complexity:Low
Privileges Required:None
User Interaction:None
Scope:Unchanged
Confidentiality:High
Integrity:High
Availability Impact:High

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