What is CVE-2024-23922?

CVE-2024-23922 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sony Xav-Ax5500, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2024-23922?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-23922 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Sony Xav-Ax5500

CVE-2024-23922

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

EPSS: 0.018 (75.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sony Xav-ax5500 — versions 1.13
Sony Xav-ax5500_firmware — versions 1.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-345 — Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@asrg.io (x_research-advisory, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
cve@asrg.io (vendor-advisory, Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23922?: CVE-2024-23922 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sony Xav-Ax5500, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2024-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2024-23922?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-23922 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.