Code execution via cleartext update asset retrieval
Published Mar 12, 2025 · Updated Mar 12, 2025
Cleartext asset retrieval in Bitdefender BOX v1 1.3.11.490 through 1.3.11.505 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute code. The libboxhermes.so update path retrieves daemon assets and detection rules over HTTP after /set_temp_token triggers an update, then restarts consumers with attacker-supplied content. Unauthenticated man-in-the-middle attackers must share an adjacent network; malicious assets can yield code execution on the appliance.
Summary
What happened
Cleartext asset retrieval in Bitdefender BOX v1 1.3.11.490 through 1.3.11.505 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute code. The libboxhermes.so update path retrieves daemon assets and detection rules over HTTP after /set_temp_token triggers an update, then restarts consumers with attacker-supplied content. Unauthenticated man-in-the-middle attackers must share an adjacent network; malicious assets can yield code execution on the appliance.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-13872
- Published
- Mar 12, 2025
- Updated
- Mar 12, 2025
- Vendor
- Bitdefender
- Product
- Bitdefender BOX
- Classifications
- CWE-319, T1557
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.3.11.490 <1.3.11.505
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