Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2024-41624

MEDIUM · 6.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-07-29
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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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Incorrect access control in Himalaya Xiaoya nano smart speaker rom_version 1.6.96 allows a remote attacker to have an unspecified impact.

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

Incorrect access control vulnerability in the Himalaya Xiaoya nano smart speaker firmware version 1.6.96 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication or authorization controls, potentially enabling unauthorized access to device functions or data.

MitigationContact Himalaya Xiaoya for the specific firmware patch addressing the access control flaw; if unavailable, restrict network exposure of the device and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.

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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
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 the Himalaya Xiaoya nano device on the network
    Scan your local network for devices with the vendor hostname or MAC OUI belonging to Himalaya Xiaoya, or access the device admin interface via its IP address
    Affected if The device is present on your network and responds to HTTP/HTTPS requests on its management port
  2. Determine the installed firmware version
    Log into the device admin panel and navigate to Settings > System > About, or check the device web interface for a firmware version displayed on the dashboard or status page
    Affected if The displayed firmware version is exactly 1.6.96
  3. Confirm network exposure of the management interface
    Check if the device admin port (commonly HTTP port 80 or 443) is exposed to the public internet or accessible from untrusted network segments by reviewing firewall rules or port forwarding configurations
    Affected if The management interface is reachable from outside the local trusted network
  4. Test for authentication bypass behavior
    Attempt to access sensitive device endpoints (such as API paths for user data, device settings, or audio storage) without providing valid credentials, observing if the request succeeds without redirect or authentication error
    Affected if Unauthenticated requests to protected endpoints return valid data or succeed without HTTP 401/403 response codes

You are affected if the device firmware version is exactly 1.6.96 and the management interface is network-accessible, allowing potential unauthenticated access to device functions.

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

Contact Himalaya Xiaoya for the specific firmware patch addressing the access control flaw; if unavailable, restrict network exposure of the device and monitor for unauthorized access attempts.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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