Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2024-12757

HIGH · 8.6 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-17
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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95/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Nedap Librix Ecoreader is missing authentication for critical functions that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute malicious code.

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 confidence

Nedap Librix Ecoreader fails to enforce authentication on critical functions, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to invoke these functions and potentially achieve remote code execution. This represents a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in a production system.

MitigationImplement robust authentication and authorization controls on all critical functions within Nedap Librix Ecoreader, particularly API endpoints and administrative interfaces. Restrict network access to trusted entities until patches are applied.

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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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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 checks

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  1. Identify if Nedap Librix Ecoreader is deployed
    Search for installed components, running services, or web applications named 'Librix', 'Ecoreader', or 'Nedap' in your environment inventory, service listings, or running processes
    Affected if Nedap Librix Ecoreader software is present in the environment
  2. Locate the application web interface or API endpoints
    Check network configurations, reverse proxies, or documentation for URLs or ports serving the Librix Ecoreader application, typically on common web ports (80, 443, 8080, 8443)
    Affected if A web interface or API endpoint for Nedap Librix Ecoreader is accessible on the network
  3. Test authentication enforcement on critical functions
    Send unauthenticated HTTP requests to suspected administrative or critical function endpoints (such as /admin, /api/admin, /config, /execute, /run) and observe whether the application returns restricted content or allows actions without prompting for credentials
    Affected if The application returns restricted data, performs actions, or does not redirect to a login page when accessing critical functions without credentials
  4. Inspect authentication configuration files
    If access to the server is available, examine configuration files (typically XML, YAML, JSON, or properties files in the application directory) for authentication settings, security filters, or authorization rules related to critical endpoints
    Affected if Authentication is disabled, set to 'none', or missing for critical function mappings in the configuration
  5. Verify API endpoint access controls
    Use a command-line tool (curl, wget) to send unauthenticated requests to API endpoints and verify whether the system enforces authentication or allows unauthorized access to sensitive operations
    Affected if API endpoints allow execution of sensitive operations without any authentication token, session, or credentials

A user is affected if Nedap Librix Ecoreader is present and critical functions or API endpoints can be accessed or invoked without any authentication.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement robust authentication and authorization controls on all critical functions within Nedap Librix Ecoreader, particularly API endpoints and administrative interfaces. Restrict network access to trusted entities until patches are applied.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing12.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
44.0 hours of engineering $7,720
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