CVE-2024-41791
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 SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager (All versions). The web interface of affected devices does not authenticate report creation requests. This could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to read or clear the log files on the device, reset the device or set the date and time.
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 SENTRON 7KT PAC1260 Data Manager web interface lacks authentication enforcement on report creation endpoints. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send direct HTTP requests to perform actions including reading/clearing log files, device reset, and modifying date/time settings. This is a classic missing authentication vulnerability (CWE-306) in the web application's API layer.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 if the PAC1260 web interface is network-accessibleScan the network for the device's web interface typically on port 80/443. Attempt to access the base URL of the device from an unauthorized client (e.g., curl http://<device-ip>/).Affected if The web interface returns HTTP 200 or other valid responses without requiring authentication credentials.
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Check if log file endpoints respond without authenticationSend HTTP GET requests to the device's log-related endpoints (commonly /logs, /logfiles, or similar report creation paths) using a tool like curl from an unauthorized context. Do not include any session cookies or Authorization headers.Affected if The endpoint returns log data or acknowledges the request without returning an authentication error (e.g., HTTP 401 or redirect to login).
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Check if device reset endpoint is accessible without authenticationSend HTTP POST requests to endpoints associated with device reset or reboot functionality (commonly /reset, /reboot, or device control paths) without providing any authentication credentials.Affected if The device accepts the request and returns a success response without requiring authentication.
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Check if date/time modification endpoints allow unauthenticated accessSend HTTP POST or PUT requests to time/date configuration endpoints (commonly /datetime, /settings/time, or similar configuration paths) without any authentication tokens.Affected if The device accepts and processes the time/date modification request without rejecting it due to missing authentication.
If the web interface is accessible and any of the sensitive endpoints (logs, reset, time settings) respond successfully without requiring authentication credentials, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 dataImmediately restrict network exposure of the device using firewalls or VLAN segmentation. Apply vendor firmware updates when available. If the device must remain accessible, implement additional authentication controls at the network or proxy layer.
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