What is CVE-2024-8956?

CVE-2024-8956 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ptzoptics Pt30x-Ndi, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2024-8956?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-8956 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2024-8956 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-04), indicating it is being actively exploited. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Auth bypass in Ptzoptics Pt30x-Ndi

CVE-2024-8956

PTZOptics PT30X-SDI/NDI-xx before firmware 6.3.40 is vulnerable to an insufficient authentication issue. The camera does not properly enforce authentication to /cgi-bin/param.cgi when requests are sent without an HTTP Authorization header. The result is a remote and unauthenticated attacker can leak sensitive data such as usernames, password hashes, and configurations details. Additionally, the attacker can update individual configuration values or overwrite the whole file.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.613 (99.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2024-11-04. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2024-11-25.

Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Third Party Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8956?: CVE-2024-8956 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ptzoptics Pt30x-Ndi, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2024-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-8956?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-8956 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2024-8956 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2024-11-04), indicating it is being actively exploited. 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.