CVE-2024-25997
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 · uneditedAn unauthenticated remote attacker can perform a log injection due to improper input validation. Only a certain log file is affected.
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 confidenceAn unauthenticated remote attacker can inject arbitrary content into a specific log file due to improper input validation. This log injection could allow tampering with log integrity, potentially leading to secondary attacks if log files are parsed by downstream systems or viewed in log analysis tools.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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< 1.5.1< 1.5.1< 1.5.1< 1.5.1CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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.
-
Identify the installed device modelLocate the physical device or device inventory and confirm the exact model number is one of: Charx Sec 3000, Charx Sec 3050, Charx Sec 3100, or Charx Sec 3150Affected if The model is not one of these four variants, the device is not affected by this CVE
-
Check the current firmware versionAccess the device admin interface or use the vendor-provided firmware version check command, then compare the installed version against the affected range: any version below 1.5.1Affected if The firmware version is lower than 1.5.1 (for example, 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.5.0)
-
Verify if unauthenticated network access is possibleReview network exposure of the device - check if management interfaces are accessible from unauthenticated network segments or the internetAffected if The device management interface is exposed without authentication to untrusted networks, making the log injection vector reachable
-
Inspect log configuration and write accessExamine the device logging configuration to identify which log file accepts user-supplied input and review any accessible endpoints that write to logs without validationAffected if The device allows unauthenticated input to be written directly to logs without sanitization, enabling the injection vulnerability
The device is affected if it is a Charx Sec 3000/3050/3100/3150 model running firmware version below 1.5.1 and has unauthenticated network access to the log injection vector.
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.
dbcve · scoped1.5.1
Implement strict input validation and sanitization for all data written to the affected log file, ensuring special characters are properly escaped or removed. Review all code paths that write to this log to ensure consistent validation.
Charx Sec 3000/3050/3100/3150 Firmware 1.5.1
- Obtain the Charx Sec 3000/3050/3100/3150 firmware version 1.5.1 from the vendor (Charx)
- Consult the official Charx product documentation or firmware upgrade guide for your specific model
- Follow the vendor's standard firmware update procedure for the Charx Sec series devices
- Verify the firmware has been successfully upgraded to version 1.5.1
- Confirm the vulnerability is resolved by reviewing system logs
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $6,176.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2024-25997 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-25997 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data