CVE-2024-48845

published 2024-12-05

CVE-2024-48845: Weak Password Reset Rules vulnerabilities where found providing a potiential for the storage of weak passwords that could facilitate unauthorized…

Priority P2 65 critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1

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

EXPLOIT

Weak Password Reset Rules vulnerabilities where found providing a potiential for the storage of weak passwords that could facilitate unauthorized admin/application access.
Affected products:

ABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.07.02;
NEXUS Series v3.07.02;
MATRIX Series v3.07.02

Affected

22 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
abb	aspect-ent-12_firmware	<= 3.07.02	—
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	<= 3.07.02	—
abb	matrix-11_firmware	<= 3.07.02	—
abb	matrix-216_firmware	<= 3.07.02	—
abb	matrix-232_firmware	<= 3.07.02	—
abb	matrix-264_firmware	<= 3.07.02	—
abb	matrix-296_firmware	<= 3.07.02	—
abb	matrix_series	<= 3.07.02	—
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	<= 3.07.02	—
abb	nexus_series	<= 3.07.02	—

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

• → Vulnerable endpoint is userManagement.php on ABB Cylon Aspect 3.07.02; monitor for weak or single-character password submissions to this endpoint ↗
• → Weak Password Reset Rules vulnerability may allow storage of weak passwords; audit password policy enforcement on ASPECT-Enterprise, NEXUS Series, and MATRIX Series v3.07.02 admin interfaces ↗

• · Affected versions are specifically v3.07.02 across all three product lines; scope detection to these versions only ↗
• · Affected product families include NEXUS Series, MATRIX-2 Series, ASPECT-Enterprise, and ASPECT-Studio; ensure all variants are covered in asset inventory ↗

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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