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CVE-2024-45493

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.44%

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CVE-2024-45493 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in MSA FieldServer Gateway 5.0.0 through 6.5.2 (Fixed in 7.0.0). The FieldServer Gateway has internal users, whose access is supposed to be restricted to login locally on the device. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in MSA FieldServer Gateway 5.0.0 through 6.5.2 (Fixed in 7.0.0). The FieldServer Gateway has internal users, whose access is supposed to be restricted to login locally on the device. However, an attacker can bypass the check for this, which might allow them to authenticate with an internal user account from the network (if they know their password).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.44%

35.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-45493?
An issue was discovered in MSA FieldServer Gateway 5.0.0 through 6.5.2 (Fixed in 7.0.0). The FieldServer Gateway has internal users, whose access is supposed to be restricted to login locally on the device. However, an attacker can bypass the check for this, which might allow them to authenticate with an internal user account from the network (if they know their password).
How severe is CVE-2024-45493?
CVE-2024-45493 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-45493?
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Source: NVD / NIST