CVE-2024-3263
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 · uneditedYMS VIS Pro is an information system for veterinary and food administration, veterinarians and farm. Due to a combination of improper method for system credentials generation and weak password policy, passwords can be easily guessed and enumerated through brute force attacks. Successful attacks can lead to unauthorised access and execution of operations based on assigned user permissions. This vulnerability affects VIS Pro in versions <= 3.3.0.6. This vulnerability has been mitigated by changes in authentication mechanisms and implementation of additional authentication layer and strong password policies.
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 confidenceYMS VIS Pro veterinary administration system contains a critical authentication flaw stemming from improperly generated system credentials and weak password policies. Attackers can perform brute force attacks to guess and enumerate valid user passwords, gaining unauthorized access to execute operations based on compromised user permissions.
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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Confirm YMS VIS Pro is installedReview installed software inventory or system documentation to verify the YMS VIS Pro veterinary administration system is deployed in your environmentAffected if YMS VIS Pro is present and the version cannot be confirmed as patched against CVE-2024-3263
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Inspect password policy configurationAccess the system administration panel or configuration files to review password policy settings including minimum length requirements, complexity rules, password expiration periods, and account lockout thresholdsAffected if Password policy allows weak passwords (short length, no complexity requirements) or lacks account lockout after failed attempts
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Verify credential generation methodCheck system documentation or configuration settings to determine how initial or reset passwords are generated - look for evidence of cryptographically secure random generation versus predictable patternsAffected if Credentials are generated using weak, predictable, or non-random methods
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Check for brute force protection mechanismsReview authentication logs, security settings, or configuration to verify if rate limiting, account lockout after failed attempts, or MFA is enforcedAffected if No brute force protection (rate limiting, lockout) or MFA is enabled and attackers can repeatedly attempt password guessing
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Audit user account configurationsReview active user accounts in the system to identify any accounts with weak or default passwords, and check if multiple accounts share similar or predictable password patternsAffected if Default passwords remain unchanged or multiple accounts use weak credentials vulnerable to enumeration
Your environment is affected if YMS VIS Pro is deployed without strong password policies, brute force protections, or secure credential generation methods, allowing unauthorized access through password guessing.
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 · scopedImplement additional authentication layers (such as MFA), enforce strong password policies (minimum length, complexity, expiration, account lockout), and replace the weak credential generation method with cryptographically secure random generation.
Any version higher than 3.3.0.6 (contact vendor for exact latest stable release)
- Identify the current installed version of YMS VIS Pro by checking the system configuration or about page
- If the current version is <= 3.3.0.6, plan for an upgrade to a version higher than 3.3.0.6
- Contact the vendor (YMS VIS Pro) to obtain the latest stable release that includes the authentication fixes
- Before upgrading, backup the current system configuration and database
- Review vendor release notes for any specific upgrade procedures
- Perform the upgrade in a test environment first to validate compatibility
- After upgrade, verify that the new authentication mechanisms are functioning correctly
- Ensure strong password policies are enforced as mentioned in the remediation (minimum length, complexity requirements, account lockout policies)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-3263 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
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