CVE-2024-5404Network attack vector

Administrator takeover via unauthenticated password reset

Published Jun 3, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Password-recovery weakness in ifm moneo before 1.13.5 allows remote attackers to reset the administrator password. When no mail server is configured, the Forgot Password function resets the administrator password to the new-user default value. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the resulting privileged access exposes the moneo deployment and its managed industrial data.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Password-recovery weakness in ifm moneo before 1.13.5 allows remote attackers to reset the administrator password. When no mail server is configured, the Forgot Password function resets the administrator password to the new-user default value. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the resulting privileged access exposes the moneo deployment and its managed industrial data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5404
Published
Jun 3, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
ifm electronic GmbH
Product
moneo vAppliance QVA200
Classifications
CWE-640, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 3, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.0 <=1.13
  2. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ifm electronic GmbH · moneo vAppliance QVA200version=0.0 <=1.13; version=0 <=1.13
ifm electronic GmbH · moneo appliance QHA210version=0.0 <=1.13; version=0 <=1.13
ifm electronic GmbH · moneo appliance QHA300version=0.0 <=1.13; version=0 <=1.13
ifm electronic GmbH · moneo for Microsoft Windowsversion=0.0 <=1.13; version=0 <=1.13

Published CVSS scores

9.8CERT@VDECVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
T1098Account Manipulation

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