CVE-2024-42919
Published: 20 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-42919 is a critical-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Escanav Escan Management Console. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Security Software Discovery (T1518.001); ranked in the top 6.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
eScan Management Console version 14.0.1400.2281 contains an incorrect access control vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-42919 and assigned CWE-284, that affects the acteScanAVReport component. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible attack vectors that require no authentication or user interaction and can impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the weakness to obtain unauthorized access to the management console, potentially allowing full compromise of the affected system and any connected endpoints under its control. The published EPSS score of 0.1021 indicates a moderate and stable probability of exploitation since disclosure.
Public details are available in the GitHub repository linked to the CVE, though no official vendor advisory or patch information is referenced in the provided data.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-39827
Vulnerability details
eScan Management Console 14.0.1400.2281 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control via acteScanAVReport.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unauthenticated access to the acteScanAVReport endpoint in eScan Management Console enables adversaries to retrieve AV reports, facilitating discovery of security software details such as configurations, scans, and detections.
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.
The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.
Device lock enforces restricted access until re-authentication, directly reducing unauthorized use of active sessions.
Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.
Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.
By automatically labeling outputs with security attributes, the control supports attribute-based enforcement and reduces exploitability of improper access control weaknesses.
Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.
Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.
Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.