CVE-2024-1302

Sensitive-data disclosure via file parameter manipulation

Published Mar 12, 2024 · Updated Aug 12, 2024

Information exposure in Badger Meter moni::tool 4.6.3 and earlier allows local users to read sensitive log data via a file parameter. The application accepts a changed file parameter that selects a log file and returns its contents, including stored database credentials. Reachability requires local access, and the documented consequence is limited to sensitive information exposed through the selected log.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in Badger Meter moni::tool 4.6.3 and earlier allows local users to read sensitive log data via a file parameter. The application accepts a changed file parameter that selects a log file and returns its contents, including stored database credentials. Reachability requires local access, and the documented consequence is limited to sensitive information exposed through the selected log.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-1302
Published
Mar 12, 2024
Updated
Aug 12, 2024
Vendor
Badger Meter, Inc.
Product
moni::tool
Classifications
CWE-200, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 12, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <4.6.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Badger Meter, Inc. · moni::toolversion=0 <4.6.3
Badger Meter · moni::toolversion=4.6.3

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
7.3INCIBECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1005Data from Local System

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