Improper access control in MXview - CVE-2021-38454

 

Improper access control in MXview - CVE-2021-38454

Published: October 6, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57087
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38454
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected product has a misconfigured service that allows remote connections to internal communication channels. A remote attacker can bypass implemented security restrictions and interact and use MQTT.


Affected software

MXview

How to mitigate CVE-2021-38454

Install updates from vendor's website.

MXview - update to 3.2.4

External References

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