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ThinmanagerApplication · Rockwellautomation

CVE-2024-5990

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-06-25
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 11.1.8 / 11.2.9 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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
Due to an improper input validation, an unauthenticated threat actor can send a malicious message to a monitor thread within Rockwell Automation ThinServer™ and cause a denial-of-service condition on the affected device.

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

This vulnerability in Rockwell Automation ThinServer™ stems from improper input validation that allows unauthenticated attackers to send malicious messages directly to a monitor thread. The attack requires no authentication and specifically targets the monitor thread functionality, causing a denial-of-service condition on the affected device.

MitigationApply available vendor patches for ThinServer™ and implement network segmentation to restrict unauthorized access to the ThinServer interface.

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
ThinmanagerApplication
Affected:>= 11.1.0, < 11.1.8>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.9>= 12.0.0, < 12.0.7>= 12.1.0, < 12.1.8>= 13.0.0, < 13.0.4>= 13.1.0, < 13.1.2
ThinserverApplication
Affected:>= 11.1.0, < 11.1.8>= 11.2.0, < 11.2.9>= 12.0.0, < 12.0.7>= 12.1.0, < 12.1.8>= 13.0.0, < 13.0.4>= 13.1.0, < 13.1.2

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
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 ThinManager or ThinServer is installed
    Check for ThinManager or ThinServer in Windows installed programs. Open Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run PowerShell: Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' | Select-Object DisplayName | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -match 'ThinManager|ThinServer'}
    Affected if Neither ThinManager nor ThinServer is found in the installed programs list, then not affected
  2. Determine the installed version
    Open ThinManager or ThinServer and navigate to Help > About to view the version number. Alternatively, check the Windows registry at HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Rockwell Software\ThinManager\CurrentVersion for the Version value
    Affected if Unable to retrieve version information from the software or registry
  3. Compare against affected version ranges
    Match the installed version number against the vulnerable ranges: >= 11.1.0 and < 11.1.8; >= 11.2.0 and < 11.2.9; >= 12.0.0 and < 12.0.7; >= 12.1.0 and < 12.1.8; >= 13.0.0 and < 13.0.4; >= 13.1.0 and < 13.1.2
    Affected if Installed version falls within any of these version ranges
  4. Check monitor thread network exposure
    Review network configuration to determine if the ThinServer monitor thread interface is accessible from the network. Check firewall rules and network segmentation for port 2045 (default ThinServer port) or any port ThinServer is listening on
    Affected if The ThinServer monitor thread is exposed to untrusted network segments without proper access controls
  5. Verify if ThinServer service is running
    Open Windows Services console (services.msc) and check if the ThinServer service or ThinManager service is running, or run Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Name -match 'ThinServer|ThinManager'}
    Affected if ThinServer or ThinManager service is not running

You are affected if ThinManager or ThinServer is installed with a version matching any of the vulnerable ranges AND the monitor thread functionality is network-accessible to unauthenticated attackers.

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

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 11.1.8 / 11.2.9 / 12.0.7 or later
Fixed in 11.1.811.2.912.0.7
Interim mitigation

Apply available vendor patches for ThinServer™ and implement network segmentation to restrict unauthorized access to the ThinServer interface.

Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to 11.1.8, 11.2.9, 12.0.7, or 12.1.8 depending on your current version branch

  1. Identify currently installed ThinManager or Thinserver version by checking About or version information in the product
  2. Determine which version branch you are on (11.1.x, 11.2.x, 12.0.x, or 12.1.x)
  3. For version 11.1.x: upgrade to version 11.1.8
  4. For version 11.2.x: upgrade to version 11.2.9
  5. For version 12.0.x: upgrade to version 12.0.7
  6. For version 12.1.x: upgrade to version 12.1.8
  7. Download the appropriate fixed version from the Rockwell Automation website or support portal
  8. Apply the upgrade following standard ThinManager/Thinserver upgrade procedures
Caveat Review release notes for your specific version upgrade for any compatibility notes or changes

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

Fix this in Thinmanager Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,560
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