CVE-2024-56898
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 · uneditedBroken access control vulnerability in Geovision GV-ASWeb with version v6.1.0.0 or less. This vulnerability allows low privilege users perform actions that they aren't authorized to, which can be leveraged to escalate privileges, create, modify or delete accounts.
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 confidenceBroken access control vulnerability in Geovision GV-ASWeb v6.1.0.0 and below allows authenticated low-privilege users to perform unauthorized actions including privilege escalation and account manipulation (create, modify, delete accounts).
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 GV-ASWeb installationIdentify if Geovision GV-ASWeb is running in your environment by checking for the web service on its typical port or locating the application installation directoryAffected if GV-ASWeb is present in the environment
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Determine installed versionAccess the GV-ASWeb web interface and navigate to the about or system information page to retrieve the software version numberAffected if The installed version is 6.1.0.0 or any version earlier than 6.1.0.0
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Verify low-privilege user accounts existCheck the user management section of GV-ASWeb to identify accounts that are assigned roles with limited privileges (non-administrator roles)Affected if There are existing user accounts with limited (non-administrative) privileges
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Test administrative function accessUsing a low-privilege user account, attempt to access administrative features such as creating new users, modifying existing accounts, or deleting accountsAffected if A low-privilege user can successfully perform administrative actions such as creating, modifying, or deleting accounts
You are affected if GV-ASWeb version 6.1.0.0 or earlier is running AND low-privilege users can access or execute administrative functions without proper authorization checks.
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 · scopedUpgrade to a version newer than v6.1.0.0. As interim measures, restrict network access to the web interface and review user role permissions until the patch can be applied.
Contact Geovision for the latest patched version (version higher than v6.1.0.0)
- Check the current installed version of Geovision GV-ASWeb by accessing the web interface or system information
- Identify the exact version number to confirm it is v6.1.0.0 or below
- Contact Geovision technical support or visit their official website to obtain the latest patched version of GV-ASWeb
- Apply the latest security update or patch provided by Geovision for GV-ASWeb
- After upgrading, verify that the access control vulnerability is resolved by testing low-privilege account permissions
- Confirm that low-privilege users can no longer perform unauthorized actions such as creating, modifying, or deleting accounts
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-56898 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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