CVE-2024-41904
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 SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0) (All versions < V2.0). The affected application do not properly enforce restriction of excessive authentication attempts. This could allow an unauthenticated attacker to conduct brute force attacks against legitimate user credentials or keys.
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 SINEC Traffic Analyzer (6GK8822-1BG01-0BA0) versions prior to V2.0 lack proper enforcement of authentication attempt restrictions, enabling an unauthenticated attacker to perform unlimited login attempts against legitimate user credentials or keys.
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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 data< 2.0CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 SINEC Traffic Analyzer installationSearch for SINEC Traffic Analyzer software or web interface in your environment. Look for processes or services named 'Sinec' or 'Traffic Analyzer', or check the web application at its typical HTTPS port (often 443).Affected if SINEC Traffic Analyzer is found running in your environment
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Determine installed versionAccess the web interface login page or check system inventory/registry for the software version. Compare your version against V2.0.Affected if Installed version is prior to V2.0
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Test authentication attempt limitsUsing a test account or observing the login mechanism, attempt multiple failed authentication attempts (5 or more in quick succession). Note whether any lockout, temporary suspension, or rate limiting is triggered.Affected if No account lockout or rate limiting occurs after multiple failed login attempts
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Review authentication security configurationAccess the admin console or configuration settings. Look for account lockout policies, failed attempt thresholds, or CAPTCHA/rate limiting options.Affected if No authentication attempt restrictions are configured or enforced in the system
You are affected if SINEC Traffic Analyzer version below V2.0 is present in your environment and the system allows unlimited authentication attempts without triggering any lockout or rate limiting mechanism.
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 · scoped2.0
Implement account lockout policies, rate limiting, or CAPTCHA mechanisms after a configurable number of failed authentication attempts to prevent brute force attacks.
V2.0
- Navigate to the Siemens Industry Online Support portal (support.industry.siemens.com) or your Siemens customer portal
- Locate SINEC Traffic Analyzer product page and download version V2.0 or later
- Backup current configuration and data of the existing Sinec Traffic Analyzer installation
- Uninstall the current version of Sinec Traffic Analyzer
- Install the new version V2.0 or later
- Restore the backed-up configuration
- Verify the application is functioning correctly and the vulnerability is resolved
- Confirm that authentication attempt limits are now properly enforced
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-2024-41904 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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