CVE-2024-10237
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 · uneditedThere is a vulnerability in the BMC firmware image authentication design at Supermicro MBD-X12DPG-OA6 . An attacker can modify the firmware to bypass BMC inspection and bypass the signature verification process
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 · moderate confidenceA design flaw in the BMC firmware image authentication on Supermicro MBD-X12DPG-OA6 allows attackers to modify firmware and bypass both BMC inspection and signature verification mechanisms, potentially enabling execution of malicious firmware with full BMC control.
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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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 the Supermicro motherboard modelPhysically inspect the server or motherboard for the model number MBD-X12DPG-OA6, or retrieve it via BMC using IPMI commands (e.g., ipmitool mc info or via the BMC web interface system information page)Affected if The system is a Supermicro MBD-X12DPG-OA6 motherboard
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Check the installed BMC firmware versionRetrieve the current BMC firmware version through the BMC web interface (Firmware Information page) or via IPMI (e.g., ipmitool mc info or ipmitool fru print)Affected if The BMC firmware version is any version prior to the vendor-supplied patched version (no specific fixed version provided in this CVE)
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Review BMC firmware flash audit logsAccess BMC audit or event logs via the web interface (BMC Logs/Audit section) or IPMI (e.g., ipmitool sel list) and examine firmware update history for any unexpected or unauthorized flash eventsAffected if Firmware flash logs show unexpected or unauthorized update events, or the firmware version does not match expected baseline
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Verify BMC signature verification statusIf available in the BMC configuration, check whether firmware signature verification or secure boot is enabled in the BMC security settings (typically under BMC Security or Boot Options in the web interface)Affected if Signature verification or secure boot is disabled or not supported on this BMC
You are affected if you are running a Supermicro MBD-X12DPG-OA6 board with any BMC firmware version prior to the vendor patch, particularly if firmware signature verification is disabled or unauthorized flash events appear in logs.
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 dataApply vendor-supplied firmware updates when released; until then, restrict physical and network access to the BMC interface and monitor for unauthorized firmware flash attempts.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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