Improper Authentication in Hitachi Energy Asset Suite

1) Improper Authentication

EUVDB-ID: #VU88185

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-2244

CWE-ID: CWE-287 - Improper Authentication

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error within the REST service authentication anomaly with "valid username/no password" credential combination for batch job processing. A remote attacker can use the authentication anomaly to invoke the REST service.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Asset Suite: before 9.6.3.13

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:hitachi_energy:asset_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentId=8DBD000195&languageCode=en&Preview=true
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-095-01

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.