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CVE-2024-25091NVD status: Deferred

RevoWorks SCVX: Protection Mechanism Failure

CVE-2024-25091 is a critical-severity protection mechanism failure vulnerability in RevoWorks SCVX from J's Communications, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected RevoWorks SCVX versions: prior to scvimage4.10.21_1013. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Update revoworks_scvx to 4.10.21_1013 or a later version.
  2. Update revoworks_browser to 2.2.95 or a later version.
  3. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
J's CommunicationsRevoWorks SCVXprior to scvimage4.10.21_1013Not stated
J's CommunicationsRevoWorks Browserprior to 2.2.95Not stated
Jscomrevoworks_scvxbefore 4.10.21_10134.10.21_1013
Jscomrevoworks_browserbefore 2.2.952.2.95

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
HighData or code can be modified at will.
Availability
NoneAvailability is not affected.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. Scored by CISA (ADP).

Official description

Protection mechanism failure issue exists in RevoWorks SCVX prior to scvimage4.10.21_1013 (when using 'VirusChecker' or 'ThreatChecker' feature) and RevoWorks Browser prior to 2.2.95 (when using 'VirusChecker' or 'ThreatChecker' feature). If data containing malware is saved in a specific file format (eml, dmg, vhd, iso, msi), malware may be taken outside the sandboxed environment.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Protection Mechanism Failure

The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product.

More Protection Mechanism Failure vulnerabilities (CWE-693)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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