9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-8456
PLANET Technology Firmware Upload/Download Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

Certain switch models from PLANET Technology lack proper access control in firmware upload and download functionality, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to download and upload firmware and system configurations, ultimately gaining full control of the devices.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 30, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 4, 2024, 2:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-8456 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 Planet gs-4210-24p2s_firmware
2 Planet gs-4210-24p2s
3 Planet gs-4210-24pl4c_firmware
4 Planet gs-4210-24pl4c
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-2024-8456.

URL Resource
https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8062-92f17-2.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8061-91872-1.html Third Party 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-2024-8456 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
OneDev DevOps Platform Patches Critical Security Flaw Exposing Sensitive Data – (CVE-2024-45309)

A critical security vulnerability (CVE-2024-45309) has been discovered and patched in OneDev, a popular open-source DevOps platform. This vulnerability could have allowed unauthenticated attackers to ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 22, 2024 (4 weeks, 2 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
Researcher Details RCE Flaw (CVE-2024-36435) in Supermicro BMC IPMI Firmware

A newly discovered critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-36435, has been uncovered in several Supermicro enterprise products, potentially exposing organizations to significant security risks. Discovered by ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 01, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CISA Adds Four Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has once again raised the alarm, adding four new security vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. These a ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 01, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
PLANET Technology Switches Face CVE-2024-8456 (CVSS 9.8), Urgent Firmware Updates Advised

The Taiwan Computer Emergency Response Team (TWCERT/CC) has released a series of security advisories highlighting critical vulnerabilities affecting various PLANET Technology switch models. These vuln ... Read more

Published Date: Oct 01, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-8456 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]

    Oct. 04, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8062-92f17-2.html No Types Assigned https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8062-92f17-2.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8061-91872-1.html No Types Assigned https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8061-91872-1.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:planet:gs-4210-24p2s_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.305b240802 OR cpe:2.3:h:planet:gs-4210-24p2s:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:planet:gs-4210-24pl4c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.305b240719 OR cpe:2.3:h:planet:gs-4210-24pl4c:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Certain switch models from PLANET Technology lack proper access control in firmware upload and download functionality, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to download and upload firmware and system configurations, ultimately gaining full control of the devices.
    Added Reference TWCERT/CC https://www.twcert.org.tw/tw/cp-132-8061-91872-1.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference TWCERT/CC https://www.twcert.org.tw/en/cp-139-8062-92f17-2.html [No types assigned]
    Added CWE TWCERT/CC CWE-306
    Added CVSS V3.1 TWCERT/CC AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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-2024-8456 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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