CVE-2024-8530
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 · uneditedCWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability exists that could cause exposure of private data when an already generated “logcaptures” archive is accessed directly by HTTPS.
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 confidenceThis is a CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability in Bose Professional products. The 'logcaptures' archive files, which contain private data from system logs, can be accessed directly via HTTPS without any authentication. An unauthenticated attacker who can reach the HTTPS endpoint can download these archives and expose sensitive information.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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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Identify product web interfaceLocate the Bose Professional device on the network and access its HTTPS web interface by entering the device IP address in a web browser using HTTPS (e.g., https://<device-ip>).Affected if The device presents a web login page or dashboard over HTTPS.
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Locate the logcaptures endpointCheck for the logcaptures archive download functionality. Common URL patterns include /logcaptures, /logs, /download/logs, or similar paths. Navigate to these URLs directly without logging in.Affected if The URL path for logcaptures or log archive downloads is reachable.
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Test unauthenticated access to logcapturesAttempt to download a logcaptures archive file by directly accessing the suspected endpoint (e.g., https://<device-ip>/logcaptures or https://<device-ip>/api/logcaptures) without providing any credentials. Observe if the file downloads successfully.Affected if The archive file downloads without requiring any username or password.
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Verify authentication is enforcedAfter an unauthenticated request, check the HTTP response headers and status code. A 200 OK response with a file download indicates missing authentication. A 401 Unauthorized or redirect to a login page indicates authentication is required.Affected if The server returns a 200 OK status and serves the archive file without any authentication challenge.
If the logcaptures archive endpoint is accessible and downloads files without requiring any credentials, the environment is affected by CVE-2024-8530.
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 dataImplement authentication requirements for all access to logcaptures archives. Ensure the archive download endpoint validates user credentials before serving any files.
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