Insufficiently Protected CredentialsWeakness · CWE-522

CVE-2024-57395

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-29
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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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges 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
Password Vulnerability in Safety production process management system v1.0 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges, execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive information via the password and account number parameters.

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

A critical password vulnerability in Safety production process management system v1.0 allows remote attackers to manipulate the password and account number parameters to bypass authentication, escalate privileges to administrative levels, execute arbitrary code on the underlying system, and exfiltrate sensitive data. The CVSS 9.8 score indicates trivial exploitability with complete system compromise potential.

MitigationImmediately restrict network access to the affected system, investigate and remediate the authentication mechanism vulnerability (likely SQL injection, hardcoded credentials, or authentication bypass), and audit for any indicators of compromise before allowing resumed production use.

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Safety production process management system is deployed
    Inventory your network for web applications named or related to 'Safety production process management' or industrial process control systems. Check running web services, reverse proxies, or hosted applications for this specific software.
    Affected if The system is installed and accessible on the network.
  2. Confirm the software version
    Locate the version information for the Safety production process management system. Check application headers, about pages, source files, or administrative interfaces for version v1.0. Compare against the affected version range.
    Affected if The installed version is v1.0 or falls within any affected version range provided.
  3. Verify authentication endpoint exposure
    Identify the login or authentication endpoints for this application (commonly /login, /auth, /admin/login, or similar paths). Determine if these endpoints are accessible from untrusted networks or the internet.
    Affected if The authentication interface is exposed to network access without proper network segmentation.
  4. Inspect authentication mechanism for parameter manipulation
    Examine the login form parameters, particularly those handling 'username', 'password', 'account', or 'account number' fields. Test if these parameters accept arbitrary input that could bypass authentication logic.
    Affected if The login mechanism allows manipulation of password or account number parameters to bypass verification.
  5. Review logs for authentication anomalies
    Examine application and web server logs for failed login attempts, successful logins from unusual IP addresses, or privilege escalation events, especially targeting administrative functions.
    Affected if Logs show unauthorized authentication successes, privilege escalation, or unexpected administrative access.

A user is affected if the Safety production process management system v1.0 is running with its authentication interface exposed and the login mechanism permits manipulation of account/password parameters to bypass verification.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Immediately restrict network access to the affected system, investigate and remediate the authentication mechanism vulnerability (likely SQL injection, hardcoded credentials, or authentication bypass), and audit for any indicators of compromise before allowing resumed production use.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA4.0 h
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