CVE-2024-51162
📋 TL;DR
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Audimex EE allows any authenticated user to dump the entire database, exposing password hashes, audit data, and other sensitive information. This affects all users of Audimex EE version 15.1.20 and earlier. Attackers can leverage exposed credentials to gain administrative access.
💻 Affected Systems
- Audimex EE
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full database compromise leading to credential theft, data exfiltration, and complete system takeover through privilege escalation to administrative roles.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive audit data and password hashes that can be cracked or used in credential stuffing attacks against other systems.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure if strong network segmentation and access controls prevent database access from unauthorized systems.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires authenticated access but any user privilege level is sufficient. Public GitHub repositories contain proof-of-concept code.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://en.web-audimex.com/ee-auditmanagement
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Contact Audimex vendor for patch availability. 2. If patch exists, download from vendor portal. 3. Apply patch following vendor instructions. 4. Verify database access controls are properly configured.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Database Access
allImplement network segmentation and firewall rules to limit database connections to authorized application servers only.
Implement Strong Authentication
allEnforce multi-factor authentication and strong password policies to reduce impact of credential exposure.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate Audimex systems from internet and restrict internal network access
- Implement database encryption and monitor for unusual database access patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Audimex EE version in application interface or configuration files. If version is 15.1.20 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
Check application interface or consult vendor documentation for version checking method.Verify Fix Applied:
Verify version is updated beyond 15.1.20 and test that authenticated non-admin users cannot access database dump functionality.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual database export operations
- Large data transfers from database
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful access
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected database connection patterns
- Large outbound data transfers from database server
SIEM Query:
source="audimex" AND (event="database_export" OR event="data_dump")