Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements in APROL - CVE-2024-45481

 

Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements in APROL - CVE-2024-45481

Published: April 4, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107000
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45481
CWE-ID: CWE-791
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: B&R Industrial Automation GmbH
Affected software:
APROL

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to incomplete filtering of special elements in scripts using the SSH server. A local user can authenticate as another legitimate user.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-45481

Install updates from vendor's website.

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