CVE-2024-48839

published 2024-12-05

CVE-2024-48839: Improper Input Validation vulnerability allows Remote Code Execution. Affected products: ABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.08.02; NEXUS Series v3.08.02; MATRIX Series…

Priority P2 71 critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI N S U C H I H A H

EXPLOIT

Improper Input Validation vulnerability allows Remote Code Execution.
Affected products:

ABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.08.02;
NEXUS Series v3.08.02;
MATRIX Series v3.08.02

Affected

22 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
abb	aspect-ent-12_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	aspect-ent-256_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	aspect-ent-2_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	aspect-ent-96_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	aspect-enterprise	<= 3.08.02	—
abb	matrix-11_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	matrix-216_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	matrix-232_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	matrix-264_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	matrix-296_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	matrix_series	<= 3.08.02	—
abb	nexus-2128-a_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	nexus-2128-f_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	nexus-2128-g_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	nexus-2128_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	nexus-264-a_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	nexus-264-f_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	nexus-264-g_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	nexus-264_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	nexus-3-2128_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	nexus-3-264_firmware	< 3.08.03	3.08.03
abb	nexus_series	<= 3.08.02	—

Detection & IOCs extracted from sources · hover to see the quote

path /database/testingus.db↗

path uploadDb.php↗

path bbmdUpdate.php↗

cookie PHPSESSID=xxx↗

command hexMask2=0xFFFF; sleep 17; #↗

command NAThexMask2=0xFFFF; sleep 17; #↗

port 47808↗

filename testingus.db↗

• → Monitor HTTP POST requests to uploadDb.php with multipart file uploads (userfile parameter) containing .db files — successful upload makes the file accessible under /database/ ↗
• → Detect shell metacharacter injection in POST parameters to bbmdUpdate.php — specifically semicolons and shell commands (e.g., sleep) embedded in hexMask or NAThexMask fields ↗
• → Alert on POST requests to bbmdUpdate.php containing both rowCount/rowCountNAT parameters alongside ip/port/hexMask fields with non-hex content (command injection pattern) ↗
• → Detect time-based blind command injection via anomalous response delays (≥17 seconds) on requests to bbmdUpdate.php ↗

• · The PHPSESSID cookie value shown in exploit PoCs is a placeholder ('xxx') — a valid authenticated session token is required for exploitation, meaning the attacker must first obtain a session (e.g., via credential theft or another vulnerability) ↗
• · Affected versions are explicitly limited to v3.08.02 across ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS Series, and MATRIX Series; detections should be scoped to these product lines ↗

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v4.0 9.3 CRITICAL CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/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

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