CVE-2024-11861
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 · uneditedEnerSys AMPA 22.09 and prior versions are vulnerable to command injection leading to privileged remote shell access.
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 confidenceEnerSys AMPA versions 22.09 and prior contain a command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands with elevated privileges, potentially achieving full remote shell access to the affected system.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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 EnerSys AMPA installed versionAccess the AMPA application web interface, typically via its management URL, and navigate to the About or System Information section to view the software version. If CLI access is available, use the vendor-provided command to retrieve version details.Affected if The displayed version is 22.09 or any version prior to 22.09.
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Verify management interface network exposureDetermine the IP addresses or network ranges from which the AMPA web management interface is reachable. Use network scanning tools or review firewall rules to identify exposed ports (commonly HTTP/HTTPS on ports 80, 443, or custom ports).Affected if The AMPA management interface is accessible from network segments outside of trusted internal networks, particularly if it responds to external/untrusted IP addresses.
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Check for suspicious access patterns in logsReview AMPA application logs and server access logs for requests containing unusual characters, unexpected command syntax, or patterns indicative of injection attempts. Look for parameters that may have been used to inject OS commands.Affected if Logs show command injection attempts, unexpected system commands, or evidence of arbitrary command execution from unauthenticated sources.
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Confirm command execution capability existsIf you have authorized access to a test environment, verify whether the application interface accepts and processes operating system commands through input fields. Identify which parameters or endpoints handle system-level operations.Affected if The application accepts and executes operating system commands through user-controllable input without requiring additional authentication beyond the management interface.
Your environment is affected if EnerSys AMPA version 22.09 or prior is installed AND the management interface is network-accessible to untrusted users.
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 dataUpgrade EnerSys AMPA to a patched version beyond 22.09. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict network exposure of the AMPA management interface to trusted networks only and implement strict ingress filtering.
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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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