CVE-2024-25063
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an improper authorization vulnerability in HikCentral Professional where insufficient server-side validation allows attackers to access restricted URLs. Affected systems are HikCentral Professional installations with vulnerable versions exposed to network access.
💻 Affected Systems
- HikCentral Professional
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access sensitive administrative interfaces, configuration data, or user information leading to complete system compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to restricted functionality or data, potentially enabling privilege escalation or information disclosure.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation and access controls preventing external exploitation.
🎯 Exploit Status
Based on CWE-285 and description, exploitation likely requires network access but minimal technical skill.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check vendor advisory for specific fixed versions
Vendor Advisory: https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/cybersecurity/security-advisory/security-vulnerabilities-in-hikcentral-professional/
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review vendor advisory for affected versions. 2. Download and apply latest patch from Hikvision. 3. Restart HikCentral Professional services. 4. Verify patch application.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Segmentation
allRestrict network access to HikCentral Professional to trusted IPs only
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-rich-rule='rule family="ipv4" source address="TRUSTED_IP" port protocol="tcp" port="PORT" accept'
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Restrict HikCentral" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=PORT remoteip=TRUSTED_IP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls and firewall rules to limit exposure
- Monitor access logs for unauthorized URL access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check HikCentral Professional version against vendor advisory; test for unauthorized URL access if authorizedCheck Version:
Check version in HikCentral Professional web interface or installation directoryVerify Fix Applied:
Verify version is updated per vendor advisory and test that previously accessible restricted URLs now require proper authorization📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to administrative URLs
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful access to restricted paths
Network Indicators:
- Unusual HTTP requests to non-standard endpoints
- Traffic from unexpected sources to HikCentral ports
SIEM Query:
source="hikcentral" AND (url="*/admin/*" OR url="*/config/*") AND user="unknown"