CVE-2024-48846: CVE-2024-48846: Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerabilities where found providing a potiential for exposing…
abb · aspect-ent-2 firmware · NVD published 2024-12-05 · posted 2025-04-16 · last modified 2026-06-17
What it is
Cross Site Request Forgery vulnerabilities where found providing a potiential for exposing sensitive information or changing system settings. Affected products: ABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.08.02; NEXUS Series v3.08.02; MATRIX Series v3.08.02
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
|---|---|
| CVSS vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X (source: [email protected]) |
| ATT&CK tactics | Execution |
Exploitation evidence
First exploit evidence seen: 2025-04-16 (earliest date across the sources below).
Exploited in the wild
No source on this site lists in-the-wild exploitation yet (CISA KEV, VulnCheck KEV).
Public exploit code
Exploit-DB
- EDB-52231: ABB Cylon Aspect 3.08.02 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (2025-04-16)
Sources: Exploit-DB (OffSec).
Defend the Chain
The attack chain for CVE-2024-48846 laid across the MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise tactics. Solid cards come from the MITRE CTID KEV mappings; dashed cards are inferred by CVERadar from the CWE or description. Correct defences are real ATT&CK mitigations for that technique.
Pick a red technique card on the board, then choose the defence that stops it.
Defend against T1204.001 Malicious Link Inferred
Inferred from CWE CWE-352
How to fix it
Fixed versions
- abb aspect-ent-2 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb aspect-ent-256 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb aspect-ent-96 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-2128 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-2128-a firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-2128-f firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-2128-g firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-264 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-264-a firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-264-g firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-3-2128 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb aspect-ent-12 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-264-f firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb nexus-3-264 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb matrix-11 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb matrix-216 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb matrix-232 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb matrix-264 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
- abb matrix-296 firmware: upgrade to 3.08.03 or later
Derived from the NVD CPE configuration (versionEndExcluding / versionEndIncluding). Always confirm with the vendor advisory.
Vendor advisories and patches
- https://search.abb.com/library/Download.aspx?DocumentID=9AKK108469A7497&LanguageCode=en&DocumentPartId=&Action=Launch (Vendor Advisory)
MITRE ATT&CK mitigations for this chain
- M1031 Network Intrusion Prevention (for T1204.001) : If a link is being visited by a user, network intrusion prevention systems and systems designed to scan and remove malicious downloads can be used to block activity.
- M1017 User Training (for T1204.001) : Use user training as a way to bring awareness to common phishing and spearphishing techniques and how to raise suspicion for potentially malicious events.
- M1021 Restrict Web-Based Content (for T1204.001) : If a link is being visited by a user, block unknown or unused files in transit by default that should not be downloaded or by policy from suspicious sites as a best practice to prevent some vectors, such as .scr, .exe, .pif, .cpl, etc. Some download scanning devices can open and analyze compressed and encrypted formats
Detection Generic guidance
- Execution: Watch for the service process spawning shells or script interpreters (cmd.exe, powershell, sh, bash, python) via EDR process-tree rules.
Response checklist Generic guidance
- Inventory: find every instance of the affected product and version (include internet-facing and forgotten ones).
- Patch or mitigate per the vendor advisory; if you cannot patch, remove internet exposure or apply the vendor workaround.
- Assume compromise if the system was exposed before patching: hunt for the indicators in the advisory and review logs back to the disclosure date.
- Rotate credentials and secrets stored on or used by the affected system if compromise cannot be ruled out.