A CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability exists in C-Bus Toolkit v1.15.8 and prior that could allow an attacker

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

• schneider-electric c-bus toolkitbefore 1.15.9

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (schneider). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

• n/a C-Bus Toolkit v1.15.8 and prior

  • C-Bus Toolkit v1.15.8 and prioraffected

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

• CVE-2021-22719A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists in C-Bus Toolkit (V1.15.7 and
  47Plan
• CVE-2021-22717A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists in C-Bus Toolkit (V1.15.7 and
  47Plan
• CVE-2023-5402 A CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management vulnerability exists that could cause a remote code execution when the transfer command is used
  39Monitor
• CVE-2021-22718A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists in C-Bus Toolkit (V1.15.7 and
  39Monitor
• CVE-2021-22720A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists in C-Bus Toolkit (V1.15.7 and
  37Monitor
• CVE-2021-22748A CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability exists that could allow a remote code
  36Monitor

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Root cause

A function added for development or support ships to production without authentication. It often relies on the assumption that it is “only reachable from the internal network.”

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

1// Added for the support team2app.post("/maintenance/reset", resetDevice);

1if (config.maintenanceEnabled) {2  app.post(3    "/maintenance/reset",4    requireSession, requireRole("admin"), resetDevice5  );6}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.