Adam 5550 Firmware CVE-2024-38308

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38308?

CVE-2024-38308 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.7 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

HIGH

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2024-09-27 ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

XSS Adam 5550 Firmware

8.7

CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: hq

Severity by source

Vendor (hq) PRIMARY

8.7 HIGH

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Primary rating from Vendor (hq) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: hq

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 27, 2024 - 18:15 cve.org

HIGH 8.7

DescriptionCVE.org

Advantech ADAM 5550's web application includes a "logs" page where all the HTTP requests received are displayed to the user. The device doesn't correctly neutralize malicious code when parsing HTTP requests to generate page output.

AnalysisAI

Advantech ADAM 5550's web application includes a "logs" page where all the HTTP requests received are displayed to the user. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.7), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Advantech ADAM 5550's web application includes a "logs" page where all the HTTP requests received are displayed to the user. The device doesn't correctly neutralize malicious code when parsing HTTP requests to generate page output. Affected products include: Advantech Adam 5550-Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.