CVE-2024-57174
📋 TL;DR
A DNS suffix misconfiguration in Alphion ASEE-1443 routers allows attackers to register an unclaimed domain and redirect traffic to malicious servers. This enables interception of sensitive information from devices using these routers. Organizations using affected Alphion router firmware are vulnerable.
💻 Affected Systems
- Alphion ASEE-1443 Router
⚠️ 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
Attackers intercept all DNS queries and redirect traffic to phishing sites or malware distribution points, potentially compromising credentials, financial data, and internal network communications.
Likely Case
Attackers capture sensitive information from users accessing services through the router, including login credentials, session tokens, and confidential communications.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and monitoring, impact is limited to specific devices behind the router, but credential theft remains possible.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires registering the domain and configuring DNS, but no authentication is needed once domain is controlled.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown - check with vendor
Vendor Advisory: Not provided in references
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Contact Alphion for updated firmware. 2. Download and verify firmware. 3. Apply firmware update through router admin interface. 4. Verify DNS settings are corrected.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Manual DNS Configuration
allManually configure DNS servers to use trusted providers instead of default settings
Log into router admin interface
Navigate to Network Settings > DNS
Set DNS servers to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 or your organization's trusted DNS
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate affected routers from sensitive networks
- Implement DNS monitoring and filtering to detect malicious redirections
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check router firmware version in admin interface and verify if using default DNS suffix configurationCheck Version:
Check router admin interface under System > Firmware or similar menuVerify Fix Applied:
Verify firmware version is updated and DNS settings point to legitimate, controlled domains📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual DNS queries to unfamiliar domains
- Failed DNS resolution attempts
- Router configuration changes
Network Indicators:
- DNS traffic to suspicious domains
- Unexpected IP address resolutions
- SSL certificate mismatches for internal services
SIEM Query:
dns.query contains 'suspicious-domain.com' OR dns.response_ip in [malicious_ips]