CWE-1299
Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface
The lack of protections on alternate paths to access control-protected assets (such as unprotected shadow registers and other external facing unguarded interfaces) allows an attacker to bypass existing protections to the asset that are only performed against the primary path.
CVE-2024-47944 (GCVE-0-2024-47944)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-10-15 09:00
Modified
2025-11-03 22:21
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-1299 - Missing Protection Mechanism for Alternate Hardware Interface
Summary
The device directly executes .patch firmware upgrade files on a USB stick without any prior authentication in the admin interface. This leads to an unauthenticated code execution via the firmware upgrade function.
References
| URL | Tags | |||||||
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RITTAL GmbH & Co. KG | IoT Interface & CMC III Processing Unit |
Version: <6.21.00.2 < |
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CVE-2025-26409 (GCVE-0-2025-26409)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-02-11 09:15
Modified
2025-11-03 21:12
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
Summary
A serial interface can be accessed with physical access to the PCB of Wattsense Bridge devices. After connecting to the interface, access to the bootloader is possible, as well as a Linux login prompt. The bootloader access can be used to gain a root shell on the device. This issue is fixed in recent firmware versions BSP >= 6.4.1.
References
| URL | Tags | |||||||
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Wattsense | Wattsense Bridge |
Version: 0 < 6.4.1 |
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Mitigation
Phase: Requirements
Description:
- Protect assets from accesses against all potential interfaces and alternate paths.
Mitigation
Phase: Architecture and Design
Description:
- Protect assets from accesses against all potential interfaces and alternate paths.
Mitigation
Phase: Implementation
Description:
- Protect assets from accesses against all potential interfaces and alternate paths.
CAPEC-457: USB Memory Attacks
An adversary loads malicious code onto a USB memory stick in order to infect any system which the device is plugged in to. USB drives present a significant security risk for business and government agencies. Given the ability to integrate wireless functionality into a USB stick, it is possible to design malware that not only steals confidential data, but sniffs the network, or monitor keystrokes, and then exfiltrates the stolen data off-site via a Wireless connection. Also, viruses can be transmitted via the USB interface without the specific use of a memory stick. The attacks from USB devices are often of such sophistication that experts conclude they are not the work of single individuals, but suggest state sponsorship. These attacks can be performed by an adversary with direct access to a target system or can be executed via means such as USB Drop Attacks.
CAPEC-554: Functionality Bypass
An adversary attacks a system by bypassing some or all functionality intended to protect it. Often, a system user will think that protection is in place, but the functionality behind those protections has been disabled by the adversary.