CVE-2024-47944 (GCVE-0-2024-47944)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-10-15 09:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 22:21
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface
Summary
The device directly executes .patch firmware upgrade files on a USB stick without any prior authentication in the admin interface. This leads to an unauthenticated code execution via the firmware upgrade function.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-15 15:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1299 - Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://r.sec-consult.com/rittaliot | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.rittal.com/de-de/products/deep/3124300 | patch |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Oct/4 |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RITTAL GmbH & Co. KG | IoT Interface & CMC III Processing Unit |
Affected:
<6.21.00.2
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| rittal_gmbh_and_co.kg | iot_interface_and_cmc_iii_processing_unit |
Affected:
0 , < 6.21.00.2
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:rittal_gmbh_and_co.kg:iot_interface_and_cmc_iii_processing_unit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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