CVE-2024-36438
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 · uneditedeLinkSmart Hidden Smart Cabinet Lock 2024-05-22 has Incorrect Access Control and fails to perform an authorization check which can lead to card duplication and other attacks.
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 confidenceThe eLinkSmart Hidden Smart Cabinet Lock fails to perform authorization checks on certain requests, allowing unauthenticated or improperly authenticated users to access administrative functions. This enables card duplication attacks and other unauthorized access to the cabinet locking mechanism.
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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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify eLinkSmart Hidden Smart Cabinet Lock in your environmentLocate and inventory network devices or physical smart cabinet locks manufactured by eLinkSmart, specifically the Hidden Smart Cabinet Lock model. Check device documentation, network scans for eLinkSmart device signatures, or physical device labeling.Affected if The eLinkSmart Hidden Smart Cabinet Lock is present in your environment.
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Verify administrative interface accessibilityAttempt to access the device administrative interface or API endpoints (commonly on ports 80/443 or vendor-specific ports) without providing credentials. Check for unrestricted access to administrative panels or APIs.Affected if Administrative functions are accessible without authentication or with invalid/empty credentials.
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Inspect card management endpoint authorizationSend HTTP requests to card management endpoints (commonly /card, /card/add, /card/clone, or similar paths) without proper session tokens or authentication headers. Examine the HTTP response codes and whether card operations succeed.Affected if Card management operations execute successfully without proper authorization.
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Check lock control feature authorizationSend lock control commands (commonly /lock, /unlock, /open, or similar paths) without valid authentication. Verify if lock state changes occur regardless of authentication status.Affected if Lock control commands execute without requiring valid authentication.
You are affected if the eLinkSmart Hidden Smart Cabinet Lock is deployed and its administrative, card management, or lock control functions respond successfully without proper authentication.
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 dataImplement proper authentication and authorization checks for all administrative functions, particularly those related to card management and lock control. Consider firmware update if available.
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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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