CVE-2024-41681
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 · uneditedA vulnerability has been identified in Location Intelligence family (All versions < V4.4). The web server of affected products is configured to support weak ciphers by default. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker in an on-path position to to read and modify any data passed over the connection between legitimate clients and the affected device.
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 confidenceThe Location Intelligence web server supports weak TLS/SSL ciphers by default, allowing an on-path attacker to intercept, read, and modify traffic between clients and the server. This is a classic POODLE or similar legacy cipher vulnerability enabling man-in-the-middle attacks.
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< 4.4CVSS 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
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/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 Siemens Location Intelligence is installedLocate the installation directory or check running services for Siemens Location IntelligenceAffected if The product is installed and running on the system
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Identify the installed versionCheck the product version through the web interface, installation directory, or system registryAffected if The version is below 4.4 (any version < 4.4)
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Examine TLS/SSL configuration filesLocate and review the server's SSL/TLS configuration files or settings panel where cipher suites are definedAffected if Weak ciphers such as SSLv3, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, export ciphers, or CBC-mode ciphers are enabled
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Query the server for supported cipher suitesUse an SSL/TLS scanning tool (such as nmap with ssl-enum-ciphers or OpenSSL s_client) to connect to the server and list supported cipher suitesAffected if The server responds with any weak or legacy cipher suites
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Verify client-facing TLS protocol versionsAttempt connections using older protocol versions (SSLv3, TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1) to the serverAffected if The server accepts connections using SSLv3, TLS 1.0, or TLS 1.1
The environment is affected if Siemens Location Intelligence version is below 4.4 AND weak TLS/SSL ciphers or legacy protocol versions are enabled in the server configuration.
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 · scoped4.4
Disable weak ciphers (e.g., SSLv3, TLS 1.0/1.1, export ciphers, CBC modes) and configure the server to use only strong cipher suites (TLS 1.2/1.3 with AEAD ciphers). Upgrade to V4.4 or later if a patched version is available.
V4.4
- Identify the current version of Location Intelligence installed in your environment
- Create a backup of the current system configuration and data
- Upgrade Location Intelligence to version 4.4 or later
- After upgrade, verify the web server configuration supports only strong ciphers (e.g., TLS 1.2/1.3 with strong cipher suites)
- Test that the upgraded system functions correctly with the new cipher configuration
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 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-2024-41681 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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