Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-0387

Medium

Published: 26 February 2024

Published
26 February 2024
Modified
25 February 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0021 42.6th percentile
Risk Priority 13 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-0387 is a medium-severity Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default (CWE-1188) vulnerability in Moxa Eds-4008 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 42.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The EDS-4000/G4000 Series prior to version 3.2 includes IP forwarding capabilities that users cannot deactivate. An attacker may be able to send requests to the product and have it forwarded to the target. An attacker can bypass access controls or…

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hide the source of malicious requests.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

moxa
eds-4008 firmware
≤ 3.2
moxa
eds-4009 firmware
≤ 3.2
moxa
eds-4012 firmware
≤ 3.2
moxa
eds-4014 firmware
≤ 3.2
moxa
eds-g4008 firmware
≤ 3.2
moxa
eds-g4012 firmware
≤ 3.2
moxa
eds-g4014 firmware
≤ 3.2

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-1188

Requires documented secure initialization practices and avoidance of insecure defaults in configuration baselines.

addresses: CWE-1188

Reviewing and updating baseline when components are installed or upgraded prevents initialization with insecure defaults.

addresses: CWE-1188

Requiring explicit configuration to minimal functionality overrides insecure defaults that would otherwise enable excess capabilities.

addresses: CWE-1188

Tailoring replaces or augments insecure default initializations with system-specific values and compensating controls before deployment.

addresses: CWE-1188

Central configuration overrides or replaces insecure default initializations that would otherwise be left unchanged on each system.

addresses: CWE-1188

SCRM practices during acquisition and configuration management address insecure default initializations shipped by vendors.

addresses: CWE-1188

Scans detect resources initialized with insecure defaults that create exploitable conditions.

addresses: CWE-1188

Instruction on secure initialization of security controls prevents leaving resources with insecure defaults after installation.

References