CVE-2024-47254
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 · uneditedIn 2N Access Commander versions 3.1.1.2 and prior, an Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate their privileges and gain root access to the system.
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 confidence2N Access Commander versions 3.1.1.2 and prior contain an Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to escalate privileges and gain root access to the system. This appears to be a logic flaw in how the application validates user input or system data, allowing privilege escalation beyond the attacker's assigned permissions.
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<= 3.1.1.2CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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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Identify if 2N Access Commander is installedLocate the 2N Access Commander installation directory or service on the system. Check running processes for the Access Commander service.Affected if The product is present on the system.
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Determine the installed versionCheck the installed version of 2N Access Commander against the affected range. Compare your version to 3.1.1.2 - versions at or below this value are affected.Affected if The installed version is 3.1.1.2 or lower.
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Review user account configurationsExamine all user accounts configured in Access Commander, noting their assigned permission levels. Check for any accounts with privileges beyond what they should normally have.Affected if Any account has privileges beyond what was intentionally assigned.
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Audit administrative actions and logsReview Access Commander logs and audit trails for administrative actions that indicate privilege escalation, particularly actions performed by standard users that resulted in elevated access.Affected if Standard users have performed root-level or administrative actions.
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Check for unauthorized root accessInspect system-level access records or audit logs for any root-level commands or access attempts originating from the Access Commander application.Affected if Root access occurred through the application by non-root accounts.
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Verify authentication mechanismsConfirm that the application properly validates user input and enforces permission boundaries during authentication and authorization flows.Affected if The application allows authenticated users to bypass permission checks.
A user is affected if 2N Access Commander version 3.1.1.2 or lower is installed and any authenticated user account can perform actions beyond its assigned permission level, including gaining root access.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of 2N Access Commander beyond 3.1.1.2 when available. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict administrative access to trusted personnel and monitor for unauthorized root-level access attempts.
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- Review / QA1.0 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-2024-47254 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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