EvolutionApplication · Cs Technologies

CVE-2024-29838

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-15
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2.04.560 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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
The Web interface of Evolution Controller Versions 2.04.560.31.03.2024 and below does not proper sanitize user input, allowing for an unauthenticated attacker to crash the controller software

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

The Evolution Controller web interface fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input, allowing remote attackers to send malicious requests that crash the software. This is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exploitable by unauthenticated users via the web interface.

MitigationImplement proper input validation and sanitization on all user input fields in the web interface to prevent injection of malicious data that causes crashes.

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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
EvolutionApplication
Affected:<= 2.04.560

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Cs Technologies Evolution is installed
    Locate the Evolution Controller application on the system. Check installed programs list, application directory, or running services for 'Evolution' or 'Evolution Controller' from Cs Technologies.
    Affected if The software is not found on the system, then not affected.
  2. Determine the installed version of Evolution
    Access the Evolution Controller web interface and navigate to the About/Help section, or check the application version through its built-in version display. Compare the version number to the affected range.
    Affected if The installed version is 2.04.560 or lower.
  3. Confirm the web interface is enabled
    Verify that the Evolution Controller web interface service is running and accessible. Check if port 80, 443, or the configured web port is listening.
    Affected if The web interface is active and accessible on the network.
  4. Verify the product name matches the affected variant
    Confirm the exact product name is 'Cs Technologies Evolution' or 'Evolution Controller' as listed in the affected products. Some related products may share similar names but may not be affected.
    Affected if The product is 'Cs Technologies Evolution' specifically.

A user is affected if Cs Technologies Evolution is installed with version 2.04.560 or lower and the web interface is enabled and accessible.

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

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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 data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2.04.560
Interim mitigation

Implement proper input validation and sanitization on all user input fields in the web interface to prevent injection of malicious data that causes crashes.

Fix this in Evolution Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
25.0 hours of engineering $4,400
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