CVE-2024-42057
Description
A command injection vulnerability in the IPSec VPN feature of Zyxel ATP series firmware versions from V4.32 through V5.38, USG FLEX series firmware versions from V4.50 through V5.38, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions from V4.16 through V5.38, and USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions from V4.16 through V5.38 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some OS commands on an affected device by sending a crafted username to the vulnerable device. Note that this attack could be successful only if the device was configured in User-Based-PSK authentication mode and a valid user with a long username exceeding 28 characters exists.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 3, 2024, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 13, 2024, 4:14 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-42057
vulnerability.
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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-2024-42057.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-firewalls-09-03-2024 | Vendor Advisory |
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).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-42057 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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TheCyberThrone
The CyberThrone Most Exploited Vulnerabilities Top 10 – November 2024
Welcome to TheCyberThrone most exploited vulnerabilities review. This review is for the month of November 2024CVE-2024-9463: Palo Alto OS Command InjectionCVSS 3.1 Score : 9.9 CISA KEV: YesThis vuln ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-11667: Critical Vulnerability in Zyxel Firewalls Actively Exploited
CERT Germany (CERT-Bund) and Zyxel have warned of actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Zyxel firewalls. This vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-11667, is being leveraged to deploy Helldown r ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
PHP Patches Multi Flaws, Including CVE-2024-8932 (CVSS 9.8), Urges Immediate Update
The PHP development team has released urgent security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities affecting versions prior to 8.1.31, 8.2.26, and 8.3.14. These vulnerabilities range in severity, with ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
CVE-2023-28461 (CVSS 9.8): Critical Array Networks Vulnerability Added to KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added CVE-2023-28461, a high-severity security flaw impacting Array Networks AG and vxAG ArrayOS, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabil ... Read more
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Cybersecurity News
7 Android & Pixel Vulnerabilities Exposed: Researcher Publishes PoC Exploits
Image: GoogleOversecured, a renowned cybersecurity firm, has unearthed seven vulnerabilities within the Android operating system and Google Pixel devices. Two of these vulnerabilities specifically end ... Read more
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TheCyberThrone
HellDown Ransomware exploiting Zyxel Vulnerability
Helldown ransomware is a relatively new and evolving threat in the cybersecurity landscape. Initially targeting Windows systems, it has now expanded to attack VMware and Linux environments. This ranso ... Read more
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BleepingComputer
Helldown ransomware exploits Zyxel VPN flaw to breach networks
The new 'Helldown' ransomware operation is believed to target vulnerabilities in Zyxel firewalls to breach corporate networks, allowing them to steal data and encrypt devices. French cybersecurity fir ... Read more
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TheCyberThrone
Zyxel fixes Critical Vulnerability CVE-2024-7261
Zyxel released updates to fix a critical vulnerability that impacts 28 access points (AP) and security router version.The Zyxel vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-7261 CVSS score of 9.8, which is co ... Read more
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Ars Technica
Zyxel warns of vulnerabilities in a wide range of its products
GET YER PATCHING ON — Most serious vulnerabilities carry severity ratings of 9.8 and 8.1 out of a possible 10. Getty Images Networking hardware-maker Zyxel is warning of nearly a dozen vulnerabilit ... Read more
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The Cyber Express
High-Risk Vulnerabilities Discovered in Zyxel Firewalls: What You Need to Know
Zyxel Networks has recently issued a critical alert regarding several high-risk vulnerabilities affecting their firewall products. This warning comes as part of a broader security advisory that highli ... Read more
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The Hacker News
Zyxel Patches Critical OS Command Injection Flaw in Access Points and Routers
Vulnerability / Network Security Zyxel has released software updates to address a critical security flaw impacting certain access point (AP) and security router versions that could result in the execu ... Read more
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BleepingComputer
Zyxel warns of critical OS command injection flaw in routers
Zyxel has released security updates to address a critical vulnerability impacting multiple models of its business routers, potentially allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform OS command injectio ... Read more
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Help Net Security
Critical flaw in Zyxel’s secure routers allows OS command execution via cookie (CVE-2024-7261)
Zyxel has patched a myriad of vulnerabilities in its various networking devices, including a critical one (CVE-2024-7261) that may allow unauthenticated attackers to execute OS commands on many Zyxel ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-42057 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.
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Reanalysis by [email protected]
Dec. 13, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.16 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_20w-vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.16 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_20w-vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.16 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.16 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.32 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.32 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.50 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100ax:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.50 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100ax:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 05, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-firewalls-09-03-2024 No Types Assigned https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-firewalls-09-03-2024 Vendor Advisory Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.32 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.50 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100ax:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.16 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zld_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.16 up to (excluding) 5.39 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_20w-vpn:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 03, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A command injection vulnerability in the IPSec VPN feature of Zyxel ATP series firmware versions from V4.32 through V5.38, USG FLEX series firmware versions from V4.50 through V5.38, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions from V4.16 through V5.38, and USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions from V4.16 through V5.38 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some OS commands on an affected device by sending a crafted username to the vulnerable device. Note that this attack could be successful only if the device was configured in User-Based-PSK authentication mode and a valid user with a long username exceeding 28 characters exists. Added Reference Zyxel Corporation https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-multiple-vulnerabilities-in-firewalls-09-03-2024 [No types assigned] Added CWE Zyxel Corporation CWE-78 Added CVSS V3.1 Zyxel Corporation AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-42057 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-42057
weaknesses.