CVE-2024-8878
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 · uneditedThe password recovery mechanism for the forgotten password in Riello Netman 204 allows an attacker to reset the admin password and take over control of the device.This issue affects Netman 204: through 4.05.
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 · high confidenceThe Netman 204 password recovery mechanism contains a critical authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated attackers to reset the administrator password. By manipulating the forgotten password flow, an attacker can gain full administrative access to the device, enabling complete compromise of the UPS management device.
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<= 4.05CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Netman 204 firmware versionAccess the device web interface or check via SNMP/CLI documentation to retrieve the current firmware version. Look for a version or build number in the device status or system information page.Affected if The firmware version displayed is 4.05 or any version lower than 4.05.
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Locate the password recovery endpointReview the device configuration or capture network traffic during a forgotten password request to identify the endpoint URL or API path used for password recovery.Affected if The device exposes a password recovery or forgotten password functionality that can be accessed without prior authentication.
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Verify password recovery does not require valid credentialsAttempt to access the password recovery flow without providing any valid credentials. Observe whether the system allows progression through the reset steps without verifying the requester.Affected if The password recovery process can be initiated or completed without first authenticating to the device.
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Determine network exposure of management interfaceCheck firewall rules, access control lists, or network segmentation configurations to see if the Netman 204 web management port (typically HTTP/HTTPS) is reachable from untrusted networks.Affected if The management interface is accessible from networks outside the trusted administrative zone.
You are affected if your Netman 204 device runs firmware version 4.05 or lower AND the password recovery mechanism is accessible without authentication.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of Netman 204 (beyond 4.05) from the vendor. If patching is not immediately possible, restrict network access to the device's management interface using firewall rules or network segmentation.
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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