Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-12356
BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Rem - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands that are run as a site user.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 17, 2024, 5:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 20, 2024, 3:25 p.m.

Source :

13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) contain a command injection vulnerability, which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands that are run as a site user.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12356

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-12356 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-12356 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Beyondtrust remote_support
2 Beyondtrust privileged_remote_access
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-12356.

URL Resource
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12356 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10 Vendor Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12356 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

CVE-2024-12356: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') (CWE-77)

Updated: 1 month ago
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Born at : Dec. 17, 2024, 3:01 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-12356 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Hacker News
CISA Adds Second BeyondTrust Flaw to KEV Catalog Amid Active Attacks

Vulnerability / Cybersecurity The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a second security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Su ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 14, 2025 (5 days, 11 hours ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Flaws in BeyondTrust and Qlik Sense

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an urgent warning about two critical security vulnerabilities being actively exploited by malicious actors. These flaws, impactin ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 14, 2025 (5 days, 11 hours ago)
  • BleepingComputer
CISA orders agencies to patch BeyondTrust bug exploited in attacks

​CISA has tagged a command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-12686) in BeyondTrust's Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) as actively exploited in attacks. As mandated by the Binding ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 13, 2025 (5 days, 17 hours ago)
  • Help Net Security
CISA says Treasury was the only US agency breached via BeyondTrust

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has shared on Monday that the Treasury Department was the only US federal agency affected by the recent cybersecurity incident involving ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 07, 2025 (1 week, 5 days ago)
  • The Hacker News
CISA: No Wider Federal Impact from Treasury Cyber Attack, Investigation Ongoing

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday said there are no indications that the cyber attack targeting the Treasury Department impacted other federal agencies. The ag ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 07, 2025 (1 week, 5 days ago)
  • Dark Reading
Thousands of Buggy BeyondTrust Systems Remain Exposed

Source: artpartner-images.com via Alamy Stock PhotoA remarkable number of BeyondTrust instances remain connected to the Internet, despite dire warnings Chinese state-sponsored threat actors are active ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 03, 2025 (2 weeks, 1 day ago)
  • The Hacker News
Chinese APT Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents

Vulnerability / Incident Response The United States Treasury Department said it suffered a "major cybersecurity incident" that allowed suspected Chinese threat actors to remotely access some computers ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 31, 2024 (2 weeks, 5 days ago)
  • BleepingComputer
US Treasury Department breached through remote support platform

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors hacked the U.S. Treasury Department after breaching a remote support platform used by the federal agency. In a letter sent to lawmakers and seen by the New York T ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 30, 2024 (2 weeks, 5 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
PoC Exploit Released for CVE-2024-30085: Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Security researcher Alex Birnberg with SSD Secure Disclosure published the technical details and a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for CVE-2024-30085 – a Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver Ele ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 24, 2024 (3 weeks, 5 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-56334: Command Injection Flaw Exposes Millions of Node.js Systems to Attack

A severe command injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-56334) has been identified in the widely used Node.js system information package, which has over 8 million monthly downloads and a staggering 330 mil ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 24, 2024 (3 weeks, 5 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
WikiKit Phishing Kit Targets Major Industries with Evasive Techniques

TRAC Labs recently unveiled a new phishing kit, named WikiKit, which is targeting industries across automotive, manufacturing, medical, and more. This sophisticated attack employs unique techniques to ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 24, 2024 (3 weeks, 5 days ago)
  • The Register
UK ICO not happy with Google's plans to allow device fingerprinting

in brief Google has announced plans to allow its business customers to begin "fingerprinting" users next year, and the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) isn't happy about it. Fingerprinting i ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 23, 2024 (3 weeks, 6 days ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
BeyondTrust SaaS Breach  Comprehensive Breakdown

Incident DiscoveryOn December 2, 2024, BeyondTrust identified a significant security breach during a forensics investigation. This discovery set off a series of urgent actions to mitigate the impact a ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 23, 2024 (3 weeks, 6 days ago)
  • Help Net Security
Week in review: MUT-1244 targets both security workers and threat actors, Kali Linux 2024.4 released

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: MUT-1244 targeting security researchers, red teamers, and threat actors A threat actor tracked as MUT- ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 22, 2024 (4 weeks ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
Detailing Databricks Vulnerability CVE-2024-49194

A critical vulnerability has been identified that affects the Databricks JDBC Driver. This vulnerability allows for remote code execution (RCE) through a JNDI injection exploit using a malicious JDBC ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 21, 2024 (4 weeks, 1 day ago)
  • security.nl
BeyondTrust meldt inbraak op Remote Support SaaS instances van klanten

Securitybedrijf BeyondTrust is getroffen door een aanval waarbij aanvallers hebben ingebroken op de Remote Support SaaS instances van klanten, zo heeft het bedrijf zelf bekendgemaakt. De Amerikaanse o ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 20, 2024 (4 weeks, 2 days ago)
  • The Hacker News
CISA Adds Critical Flaw in BeyondTrust Software to Exploited Vulnerabilities List

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products to the ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 20, 2024 (4 weeks, 2 days ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
CISA adds BeyondTrust CVE-2024-12356 to its KEV Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.CVE-2024-12356: Command Injection Vulnerability in BeyondTrust PRA and RSO ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 20, 2024 (4 weeks, 2 days ago)
  • BleepingComputer
BeyondTrust says hackers breached Remote Support SaaS instances

Privileged access management company BeyondTrust suffered a cyberattack in early December after threat actors breached some of its Remote Support SaaS instances. BeyondTrust is a cybersecurity company ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 19, 2024 (4 weeks, 2 days ago)
  • Help Net Security
Cleo patches zero-day exploited by ransomware gang

Cleo has released a security patch to address the critical vulnerability that started getting exploited while still a zero-day to breach internet-facing Cleo Harmony, VLTrader, and LexiCom instances. ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 12, 2024 (1 month ago)
  • Help Net Security
Microsoft enforces defenses preventing NTLM relay attacks

Since making Kerberos the default Windows authentication protocol in 2000, Microsoft has been working on eventually retiring NTLM, its less secure and obsolete counterpart. Until NTLM gets disabled by ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 11, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Help Net Security
Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day (CVE-2024-49138)

On December 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft resolved 71 vulnerabilities in a variety of its products, including a zero-day (CVE-2024-49138) that’s been exploited by attackers in the wild to execute code ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 10, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Help Net Security
Attackers actively exploiting flaw(s) in Cleo file transfer software (CVE-2024-50623)

Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability (CVE-2024-50623) in file transfer software by Cleo – LexiCo, VLTransfer, and Harmony – to gain access to organizations’ systems, Huntress researchers warned on ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 10, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Help Net Security
Update your OpenWrt router! Security issue made supply chain attack possible

A security issue that could have allowed attackers to serve malicious firmware images to users has been fixed by OpenWrt Project, the organization that helms the development of the popular Linux distr ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 09, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Help Net Security
Week in review: Veeam Service Provider Console flaws fixed, Patch Tuesday forecast

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Veeam plugs serious holes in Service Provider Console (CVE-2024-42448, CVE-2024-42449) Veeam has fixed ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 08, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Help Net Security
December 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: The secure future initiative impact

December 2024 Patch Tuesday is now live: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day (CVE-2024-49138) It seems like 2024 just started, but the final Patch Tuesday of the year is almost here! In retrospect, it ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 06, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Help Net Security
Mitel MiCollab zero-day and PoC exploit unveiled

A zero-day vulnerability in the Mitel MiCollab enterprise collaboration suite can be exploited to read files containing sensitive data, watchTowr researcher Sonny Macdonald has disclosed, and followed ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 05, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
  • Help Net Security
How widespread is mercenary spyware? More than you think

A targeted hunt on 2,500 mobile devices for indicators of compromise associated with mercenary spyware has revealed that its use is not as rare as one would hope. The results of the hunt Earlier this ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 04, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
  • Help Net Security
PoC exploit for critical WhatsUp Gold RCE vulnerability released (CVE-2024-8785)

Researchers have published a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2024-8785, a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Progress WhatsUp Gold, a popular network monitoring solution for ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 04, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
  • Help Net Security
Veeam plugs serious holes in Service Provider Console (CVE-2024-42448, CVE-2024-42449)

Veeam has fixed two vulnerabilities in Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC), one of which (CVE-2024-42448) may allow remote attackers to achieve code exection on the VSPC server machine. The vulnerab ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 03, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-12356 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE NIST CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:privileged_remote_access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 24.3.1 *cpe:2.3:a:beyondtrust:remote_support:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 24.3.1
    Changed Reference Type https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12356 No Types Assigned https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12356 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10 No Types Assigned https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12356 No Types Assigned https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12356 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Dec. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2024-12-19
    Added Due Date 2024-12-27
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Vulnerability Name BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) Command Injection Vulnerability
  • New CVE Received by 13061848-ea10-403d-bd75-c83a022c2891

    Dec. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A critical vulnerability has been discovered in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject commands that are run as a site user.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-77
    Added Reference https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12356
    Added Reference https://www.beyondtrust.com/trust-center/security-advisories/bt24-10
    Added Reference https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12356
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-12356 is associated with the following CWEs:

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