Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2024 · Assigned by ASRG

CVE-2024-23922Sony XAV-AX5500 Insufficient Firmware Update Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Medium 6.8

In plain English

A medium-severity insufficient verification of data authenticity in XAV-AX5500 from Sony. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 78% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 21.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Sony XAV-AX5500 Insufficient Firmware Update Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sony XAV-AX5500 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of software updates. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of software update packages. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the device. Was ZDI-CAN-22939

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sony	XAV-AX5500	1.13

Weakness: CWE-345 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ZDI-24-874 x_research-advisory
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