CVE-2023-31279
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 · uneditedThe AirVantage platform is vulnerable to an unauthorized attacker registering previously unregistered devices on the AirVantage platform when the owner has not disabled the AirVantage Management Service on the devices or registered the device. This could enable an attacker to configure, manage, and execute AT commands on an unsuspecting user’s devices.
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 AirVantage device management platform lacks proper authentication and ownership verification during device registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to register previously unregistered devices. Once registered, attackers gain full control including the ability to execute AT commands on the victim's devices.
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CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 if AirVantage is deployed in the environmentSearch for AirVantage processes, services, or installed packages. Check for AirVantage directories, configuration files, or associated services running on the system.Affected if AirVantage device management software is found running or installed and the registration endpoint is network-accessible
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Verify the device registration endpoint authentication requirementAttempt to access the device registration endpoint without providing credentials. Inspect the HTTP response to determine if the request is accepted or rejected based on authentication headers or tokens.Affected if The registration endpoint accepts requests without requiring valid authentication credentials
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Check for missing ownership verification in registration flowReview the device registration API parameters and logic. Look for fields or mechanisms that verify device ownership such as ownership tokens, pre-registration keys, or owner validation during the registration process.Affected if The registration flow lacks ownership verification and accepts any device registration without owner validation
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Inspect registration logs for unauthorized device additionsReview AirVantage server logs for device registration events. Search for registration entries that lack associated legitimate owner accounts or originate from unexpected IP addresses.Affected if Unauthorized or unexpected device registrations appear in the logs without proper owner association
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Test if newly registered devices allow AT command executionAfter registering a test device without authentication, attempt to send AT commands through the AirVantage interface to verify if an attacker could gain full device control.Affected if The registered device accepts and executes AT commands sent through the management platform without additional ownership verification
A user is affected if AirVantage is running and its device registration endpoint accepts unauthenticated requests without ownership verification, allowing attackers to register devices and execute AT commands on them.
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 dataEnsure the AirVantage Management Service is disabled by default on devices until properly registered by the legitimate owner, and implement strong authentication and ownership verification for the device registration endpoint.
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