Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Struxureware Data Center Expert - CVE-2024-8531

 

Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Struxureware Data Center Expert - CVE-2024-8531

Published: October 16, 2024 / Updated: October 18, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98729
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8531
CWE-ID: CWE-347
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Schneider Electric
Affected software:
Struxureware Data Center Expert

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper verification of cryptographic signature. A remote administrator can compromise the target software when an upgrade bundle is manipulated to include arbitrary bash scripts that are executed as root.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-8531

Install updates from vendor's website.

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