Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2025 · Assigned by ABB

CVE-2024-8314Improper session handling in B&R APROL

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in APROL from B&R Industrial Automation GmbH. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 31% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm and Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Ses-sion vulnerability in the session handling used in B&R APROL <4.4-00P5 may allow an authenticated network attacker to take over a currently active user session without login credentials.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
B&R Industrial Automation GmbH APROL 4.4 – before 4.4-00P5

Weakness: CWE-303, CWE-488 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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