CVE-2024-25996
Published: 12 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-25996 is a medium-severity Origin Validation Error (CWE-346) vulnerability in Phoenixcontact Charx Sec-3000 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 29.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-23292
Vulnerability details
An unauthenticated remote attacker can perform a remote code execution due to an origin validation error. The access is limited to the service user.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
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.
Requires unique identification of the service before communications, addressing failures to validate the origin of the interaction.
Trusted path establishment enforces validation that the communication originates from and reaches only the intended trusted system components.
Enforces validation of the true origin of DNS responses via signatures and chain-of-trust mechanisms.
Enforces origin validation of name/address data, eliminating reliance on unverified or impersonated DNS sources.
Mandates origin validation so that only legitimate endpoints can continue the authenticated session.