CVE-2024-9929
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in NSD570 allows any authenticated user to access all device logs, potentially exposing login information with timestamps. This affects organizations using Hitachi Energy's NSD570 devices with vulnerable configurations.
💻 Affected Systems
- Hitachi Energy NSD570
⚠️ 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 could obtain login credentials and timestamps, enabling credential theft, lateral movement, and privilege escalation within the network.
Likely Case
Authenticated users (including low-privilege accounts) can access sensitive log data containing login information, potentially leading to credential harvesting and unauthorized access.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to authorized users accessing logs they shouldn't see, but credential exposure risk remains.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once authenticated.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Consult vendor advisory for specific patched versions
Vendor Advisory: https://publisher.hitachienergy.com/preview?DocumentID=8DBD000173&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=launch
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review vendor advisory for patched versions. 2. Backup device configuration. 3. Apply vendor-provided firmware update. 4. Restart device. 5. Verify fix implementation.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Restrict Log Access
allImplement role-based access controls to limit log viewing to authorized administrators only
Enhanced Monitoring
allMonitor log access patterns and alert on unusual log viewing activities
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and principle of least privilege for all user accounts
- Enable detailed auditing of log access and review regularly for suspicious activity
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test if authenticated non-admin users can access device logs containing login information via device web interface or APICheck Version:
Check device firmware version via web interface or CLI (specific command varies by device configuration)Verify Fix Applied:
After patching, verify that only authorized administrators can access comprehensive device logs📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized or excessive log access by non-admin users
- Multiple log access attempts from single user account
Network Indicators:
- Unusual patterns of log retrieval requests to NSD570 devices
SIEM Query:
source="nsd570" AND (event_type="log_access" OR action="view_logs") AND user_role!="admin"