CVE-2023-31190
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDroneScout ds230 Remote ID receiver from BlueMark Innovations is affected by an Improper Authentication vulnerability during the firmware update procedure. Specifically, the firmware update procedure ignores and does not check the validity of the TLS certificate of the HTTPS endpoint from which the firmware update package (.tar.bz2 file) is downloaded. An attacker with the ability to put himself in a Man-in-the-Middle situation (e.g., DNS poisoning, ARP poisoning, control of a node on the route to the endpoint, etc.) can trick the DroneScout ds230 to install a crafted malicious firmware update containing arbitrary files (e.g., executable and configuration) and gain administrative (root) privileges on the underlying Linux operating system. This issue affects DroneScout ds230 firmware from version 20211210-1627 through 20230329-1042.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe DroneScout ds230 firmware update mechanism fails to validate TLS certificates when downloading firmware packages (.tar.bz2) from HTTPS endpoints. This allows an attacker positioned as a Man-in-the-Middle to intercept and inject malicious firmware, enabling arbitrary code execution with root privileges on the underlying Linux system.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 20211210-1627, <= 20230329-1042CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify device modelConfirm the device is a Bluemark Dronescout DS230 by checking the device label, Web UI, or system informationAffected if Device is not a Dronescout DS230 model
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Check installed firmware versionAccess the drone's admin interface or use the CLI command to retrieve the firmware version (commonly via 'fw_printenv' or web interface status page)Affected if Unable to determine firmware version from device
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare the installed firmware version string against the affected range: >= 20211210-1627 AND <= 20230329-1042Affected if Installed version falls within 20211210-1627 through 20230329-1042 inclusive
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Verify firmware update configurationCheck if the firmware update mechanism is configured to use HTTPS endpoints by inspecting the update configuration file or network settingsAffected if HTTPS update endpoints are configured and version is in affected range
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Inspect update traffic logsReview network logs or packet captures from the device during firmware update attempts to confirm HTTPS is used without certificate validation errorsAffected if HTTPS is used and no certificate validation errors appear in logs (may indicate vulnerable behavior)
Device is affected if it is a Dronescout DS230 running firmware version 20211210-1627 through 20230329-1042 with HTTPS firmware update endpoints enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper TLS certificate validation in the firmware update procedure and encourage users to apply firmware updates only from trusted networks.
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