CVE-2024-31844
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Italtel Embrace 1.6.4 allows unauthenticated attackers to trigger application errors that reveal sensitive server information like absolute file paths. This information disclosure can facilitate further attacks against the system. All systems running the vulnerable version are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Italtel Embrace
📦 What is this software?
Embrace by Italtel
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers use disclosed path information to perform directory traversal, file inclusion, or other attacks leading to full system compromise.
Likely Case
Attackers gather reconnaissance data about server structure to plan targeted attacks against the application.
If Mitigated
Limited information disclosure with no direct system access, though still provides attack surface intelligence.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires crafting specific requests to trigger error conditions.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Not specified
Vendor Advisory: https://www.gruppotim.it/it/footer/red-team.html
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
Check vendor advisory for updates. No specific patch version mentioned in provided references.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Configure custom error pages
allImplement generic error pages that don't reveal server details
Web server error handling
allConfigure web server (Apache/Nginx/IIS) to intercept and sanitize application errors
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement WAF rules to block requests that trigger error conditions
- Restrict network access to only trusted sources using firewall rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Send crafted requests to trigger application errors and check if server paths are disclosed in error messagesCheck Version:
Check application version through admin interface or configuration filesVerify Fix Applied:
Test that error messages no longer contain absolute paths or sensitive server information📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual error patterns
- Multiple 500 Internal Server Error responses
- Requests with malformed parameters
Network Indicators:
- Unusual request patterns to trigger errors
- Repeated requests with varying malformed inputs
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (status=500 OR message="*path*" OR message="*error*")