CVE-2024-5862
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication rate limiting in Mia-Med Health Application, enabling brute-force attacks on login interfaces. It affects all users of Mia-Med Health Application versions before 1.0.14, potentially compromising patient health data and system access.
💻 Affected Systems
- Mia Technology Inc. Mia-Med Health Application
⚠️ 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
Complete system compromise through credential brute-forcing leading to unauthorized access to sensitive patient health records, potential data exfiltration, and administrative control.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user accounts through automated password guessing attacks, leading to exposure of personal health information and potential privilege escalation.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper network segmentation, strong password policies, and monitoring, though authentication attempts may still be attempted.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires no authentication and can be automated with basic scripting tools. The vulnerability is in authentication rate limiting, making it straightforward to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.14
Vendor Advisory: https://www.usom.gov.tr/bildirim/tr-24-0765
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Download Mia-Med Health Application version 1.0.14 or later from official vendor sources. 2. Backup current configuration and data. 3. Stop the application service. 4. Install the updated version. 5. Restart the application service. 6. Verify functionality and authentication controls.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network-based Rate Limiting
linuxImplement network-level rate limiting for authentication requests using WAF, load balancer, or firewall rules.
# Example iptables rule for Linux: iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [APP_PORT] -m state --state NEW -m recent --set --name AUTH
# iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [APP_PORT] -m state --state NEW -m recent --update --seconds 60 --hitcount 10 --name AUTH -j DROP
Web Application Firewall Rules
allConfigure WAF to block excessive authentication attempts from single IP addresses.
# Cloudflare WAF rule example: (http.request.uri.path contains "/login") and (cf.threat_score gt 5) and (rate_limit(http.request.uri.path, 10, 60))
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strong password policies requiring complex passwords to reduce brute-force success rates.
- Deploy the application behind a reverse proxy with rate limiting and enable multi-factor authentication if supported.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check application version in admin interface or configuration files. If version is below 1.0.14, test authentication interface with rapid login attempts to see if rate limiting is enforced.Check Version:
Check application admin panel or configuration files for version number. No universal command as implementation varies.Verify Fix Applied:
After patching to 1.0.14+, test authentication interface with rapid login attempts - legitimate rate limiting should trigger after configured threshold.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts from single IP address within short timeframes
- Unusual authentication patterns outside normal business hours
- Login attempts with common username/password combinations
Network Indicators:
- High volume of POST requests to login endpoints
- Traffic patterns showing automated request timing
- Multiple authentication failures from single source
SIEM Query:
source="mia-med-logs" (event_type="auth_failure") | stats count by src_ip | where count > 10