Vulnerability · Published Dec 30, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

CVE-2024-11946iXsystems TrueNAS CORE fetch_plugin_packagesites tar Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Vulnerability

Low 3.1

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in TrueNAS CORE from iXsystems. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.0)3.1Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

iXsystems TrueNAS CORE fetch_plugin_packagesites tar Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to tamper with firmware update files on affected installations of iXsystems TrueNAS devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of firmware updates. The issue results from the use of an insecure protocol to deliver updates. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-25668.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
iXsystems	TrueNAS CORE	13.3-RELEASE

Weakness: CWE-319 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

ZDI-24-1644 x_research-advisory
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