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Missing AuthenticationWeakness · CWE-306

CVE-2024-57055

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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56/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Server-Side Access Control Bypass vulnerability in WombatDialer before 25.02 could allow unauthorized users to potentially call certain services without the necessary access level. This issue is limited to services used by the client (not the general-use JSON services) and requires reverse engineering of the proprietary serialization protocol, making it difficult to exploit.

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 confidence

WombatDialer before version 25.02 contains a server-side access control bypass vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to call certain client-used services without proper access level validation. Exploitation requires reverse engineering of the vendor's proprietary serialization protocol, which limits practical exploitability.

MitigationUpgrade WombatDialer to version 25.02 or later to receive the vendor patch. Additionally, restrict network access to the dialer services to trusted internal systems to reduce exposure.

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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
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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.

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  1. Identify installed WombatDialer version
    Locate the WombatDialer installation directory and check the version file or application metadata. Common locations include /opt/wombatdialer/, /usr/local/wombatdialer/, or the application's About/Status page in the web interface.
    Affected if The installed version is earlier than 25.02 (e.g., 24.x, 23.x, etc.)
  2. Verify network exposure of dialer services
    Review firewall rules, network configurations, or service bindings to determine if WombatDialer ports (typically 8080, 8443, or custom dialer service ports) are accessible from untrusted or external networks.
    Affected if The dialer services are bound to 0.0.0.0 or an IP accessible from untrusted networks rather than localhost or trusted internal subnets only
  3. Check service accessibility via exposed ports
    Use netstat, ss, or nmap to enumerate open ports on the WombatDialer host and confirm which ports accept external connections.
    Affected if Any WombatDialer management or client service ports are listening on interfaces reachable from outside the trusted network
  4. Inspect proprietary protocol exposure
    Determine if the vendor's proprietary serialization protocol endpoints are exposed. This typically requires reviewing service configuration files or API documentation for client-used service endpoints.
    Affected if Client-used service endpoints using the proprietary protocol are accessible without authentication or proper access level enforcement

A user is affected if WombatDialer version is earlier than 25.02 AND the proprietary serialization protocol services are network-accessible from untrusted systems.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade WombatDialer to version 25.02 or later to receive the vendor patch. Additionally, restrict network access to the dialer services to trusted internal systems to reduce exposure.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

WombatDialer 25.02

  1. Identify current WombatDialer version by checking the application or configuration files
  2. Download WombatDialer version 25.02 or later from the official source at www.wombatdialer.com
  3. Review release notes for version 25.02 to understand the security fix
  4. Backup the current WombatDialer installation and database before upgrading
  5. Install WombatDialer 25.02 following the standard upgrade procedure
  6. Verify the upgrade was successful and the application functions normally
  7. Confirm the access control vulnerability is resolved by testing that unauthenticated access to client-specific services is properly denied
Caveat Review release notes for any changes to client service protocols or authentication requirements that may affect existing integrations

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA1.0 h
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