Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

CVE-2024-31202

Summary

A “CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource” in the ThermoscanIP installation folder allows a local attacker to perform a Local Privilege Escalation.

Impact

Local attackers can perform Local Privilege Escalation attempts and gain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM permissions.

Issue Date

July 7, 2023

Affects

Thermoscan IP (20211103)

CVE Name

CVE-2024-31202

CVSS Details

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H

CVSS Score

7.8

Solution

No official patch available from vendor. Implement strict access controls for the temperature monitoring infrastructure. This includes preventing regular clients from accessing the web configuration interface, thereby limiting potential points of exploitation. Conduct regular and thorough reviews of logs and user accounts on systems running the Thermoscan IP software. This will help identify and address any suspicious activities early, ensuring that any potential security breaches are caught and remediated swiftly.

Mitigations

Acknowledgements

Diego Zaffaroni of Nozomi Networks

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