CVE-2024-48845

CRITICAL

ABB ASPECT, NEXUS, and MATRIX Series <3.07.02 - Weak Password Reset Rules

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2024-48845. PoCs published by LiquidWorm.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a weak password policy vulnerability in ABB Cylon Aspect's userManagement.php, allowing the creation of accounts with trivial credentials (e.g., username 'admin2' and password '7'). The PoC submits a form to add a user with minimal requirements, bypassing any meaningful security constraints.

Description

Weak Password Reset Rules vulnerabilities where found providing a potiential for the storage of weak passwords that could facilitate unauthorized admin/application access.  Affected products: ABB ASPECT - Enterprise v3.07.02; NEXUS Series v3.07.02; MATRIX Series v3.07.02

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by LiquidWorm · texthardwaremultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52221

This exploit demonstrates a weak password policy vulnerability in ABB Cylon Aspect's userManagement.php, allowing the creation of accounts with trivial credentials (e.g., username 'admin2' and password '7'). The PoC submits a form to add a user with minimal requirements, bypassing any meaningful security constraints.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ABB Cylon Aspect (Firmware <= 3.07.02)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's userManagement.php endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v3 9.4
EPSS 0.0811
EPSS Percentile 92.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-521
Status published
Products (19)
abb/aspect-ent-12_firmware < 3.07.02
abb/aspect-ent-256_firmware < 3.08.03
abb/aspect-ent-2_firmware < 3.08.03
abb/aspect-ent-96_firmware < 3.08.03
abb/matrix-11_firmware < 3.07.02
abb/matrix-216_firmware < 3.07.02
abb/matrix-232_firmware < 3.07.02
abb/matrix-264_firmware < 3.07.02
abb/matrix-296_firmware < 3.07.02
abb/nexus-2128-a_firmware < 3.08.03
... and 9 more
Published Dec 05, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026