CVE-2024-50687
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 · uneditedSunGrow iSolarCloud before the October 31, 2024 remediation is vulnerable to insecure direct object references (IDOR) via the devService API model.
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 confidenceSunGrow iSolarCloud contains an IDOR vulnerability in its devService API model prior to the October 31, 2024 patch. The vulnerability allows attackers to access or modify objects (such as device data, user resources, or service configurations) by manipulating direct object references in API requests without proper authorization validation.
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< 2024-10-31CVSS 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
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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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Confirm iSolarCloud deploymentIdentify whether SunGrow iSolarCloud is deployed in your environment. Check for iSolarCloud web applications, API endpoints, or related services running on your network.Affected if iSolarCloud is deployed and the version is before October 31, 2024
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Check installed iSolarCloud versionLocate the version information for your iSolarCloud installation. This may be visible in the web interface footer, in system information pages, in installation documentation, or via administrative APIs that expose version details.Affected if The installed version is any build or release dated before 2024-10-31
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Verify devService API accessibilityDetermine whether the devService API endpoints are exposed and accessible in your deployment. Check network configurations, API gateway settings, or firewall rules that control access to devService API paths.Affected if The devService API is publicly or loosely accessible without proper network segmentation or authentication barriers
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Inspect API authorization controlsReview your iSolarCloud configuration to determine if object-level authorization checks are enforced on API requests. Look for evidence of proper permission validation when accessing objects via direct object references.Affected if API endpoints allow access to objects without verifying that the requesting user owns or has permission to access the specific resource
Your environment is affected if you are running any version of SunGrow iSolarCloud released before October 31, 2024 with the devService API exposed and lacking proper authorization validation on object references.
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 data2024-10-31
Implement robust authorization checks on all devService API endpoints to verify the requesting user has permission to access the requested object. Use indirect object references and validate object ownership before returning any resource.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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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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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