CVE-2024-10237
Published: 04 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-10237 is a high-severity Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity (CWE-345) vulnerability in Supermicro MBD-X12DPG-OA6 (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Component Firmware (T1542.002); ranked at the 4.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 CM-14 (Signed Components) and SI-7 (Software, Firmware, and Information Integrity).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-10237, published on 2025-02-04, is a vulnerability in the BMC firmware image authentication design of the Supermicro MBD-X12DPG-OA6 motherboard. It enables an attacker to modify the firmware image to bypass BMC inspection and the signature verification process. The issue maps to CWE-345 and CWE-347, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network by an attacker with high privileges, such as privileged BMC access, requiring low complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation grants high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing the attacker to install unauthorized firmware modifications and potentially achieve full BMC compromise.
Supermicro has issued a security advisory at https://www.supermicro.com/en/support/security_BMC_IPMI_Jan_2025 addressing this BMC/IPMI vulnerability.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-33597
Vulnerability details
There is a vulnerability in the BMC firmware image authentication design at Supermicro MBD-X12DPG-OA6 . An attacker can modify the firmware to bypass BMC inspection and bypass the signature verification process
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Why these techniques?
Bypass of BMC firmware signature verification enables loading of unauthorized component firmware.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Mandates integrity verification of firmware using digital signatures or cryptographic hashes, directly preventing installation of modified BMC firmware images that bypass signature checks.
Requires digital signatures on software components including firmware prior to installation, countering the BMC firmware authentication design flaw.
Enforces verification of firmware component authenticity prior to installation, mitigating the ability to bypass BMC inspection and signature processes.