CVE-2024-51978
Cisco Device Default Administrator Password Disclosure Vulnerability
Description
An unauthenticated attacker who knows the target device's serial number, can generate the default administrator password for the device. An unauthenticated attacker can first discover the target device's serial number via CVE-2024-51977 over HTTP/HTTPS/IPP, or via a PJL request, or via an SNMP request.
INFO
Published Date :
June 25, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
June 25, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-51978 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2024-51978
vulnerability.
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No affected product recoded yet
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2024-51978.
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).
Multiple Brother Devices: Multiple Vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-51977, CVE-2024-51978, CVE-2024-51979, CVE-2024-51980, CVE-2024-51981, CVE-2024-51982, CVE-2024-51983, CVE-2024-51984)
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2024-51978 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Cyber Security News
Multiple Brother Devices Vulnerabilities Open Devices for Hacking
A comprehensive security research investigation has unveiled eight critical vulnerabilities affecting 742 printer and multifunction device models across four major manufacturers. The discovery, stemmi ... Read more
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security.nl
Kritiek lek in honderden Brother-printers kan aanvaller admintoegang geven
Een kritieke kwetsbaarheid in honderden printermodellen van Brother kan een ongeauthenticeerde aanvaller op afstand admintoegang geven. Brother heeft voor meer dan zeshonderd modellen firmware-updates ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2024-51978 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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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 25, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/20349 Added Reference https://www.konicaminolta.com/global-en/security/advisory/pdf/km-2025-0001.pdf Added Reference https://www.toshibatec.com/information/20250625_02.html -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 25, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blte4f029e766e6b253/blt6495b3c6adf2867f/685aa980a26c5e2b1026969c/vulnerability-disclosure-whitepaper.pdf -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 25, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An unauthenticated attacker who knows the target device's serial number, can generate the default administrator password for the device. An unauthenticated attacker can first discover the target device's serial number via CVE-2024-51977 over HTTP/HTTPS/IPP, or via a PJL request, or via an SNMP request. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-1391 Added Reference https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blte4f029e766e6b253/blt6495b3c6adf2867f/685aa980a26c5e2b1026969c/vulnerability-disclosure-whitepaper.pdf Added Reference https://github.com/sfewer-r7/BrotherVulnerabilities Added Reference https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faqid=faq00100846_000 Added Reference https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=group2&faqid=faq00100848_000 Added Reference https://support.brother.com/g/b/link.aspx?prod=lmgroup1&faqid=faqp00100620_000 Added Reference https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/multiple-brother-devices-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-51978 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-51978
weaknesses.