CVE-2024-6911
Published: 22 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-6911 is a high-severity Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties (CWE-552) vulnerability in Perkinelmer Processplus. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 0.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-6911 is a local file inclusion vulnerability, tracked under CWE-552, that exposes files on the underlying Windows system to unauthenticated external access. It affects PerkinElmer ProcessPlus through version 1.11.6507.0 and carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and high confidentiality impact without any required privileges or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker with network connectivity to an affected installation can exploit the flaw to retrieve arbitrary files from the Windows host, enabling disclosure of sensitive system or application data.
Public disclosures referenced in the seclists and cyberdanube advisories detail this issue alongside other vulnerabilities in the Perten ProcessPlus product line but do not specify patch availability or configuration mitigations in the supplied references. The associated EPSS score remains elevated near 0.93 with only minor variation between current and peak values.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-47899
Vulnerability details
Files on the Windows system are accessible without authentication to external parties due to a local file inclusion in PerkinElmer ProcessPlus.This issue affects ProcessPlus: through 1.11.6507.0.
- 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.
Controls on authorized publication limit files and directories with nonpublic data from becoming accessible to external parties.
Controlling and documenting P2P file sharing prevents files and directories from being made accessible to external parties for unauthorized distribution.
Identifying and documenting file and directory locations allows restriction of access to external parties.
Protecting backup files ensures they are not accessible to external parties or unauthorized spheres.
Sanitizing equipment before off-site maintenance reduces the risk of files or directories containing sensitive data becoming accessible to external parties.
Policy restricts media access to authorized parties only, preventing exposure of resources to external or unauthorized actors.
Media access restrictions prevent files or directories from being accessible to external parties.
Employing and evaluating controls at documented alternate sites makes files and directories less likely to be accessible to external parties through physical or environmental weaknesses.