Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow web interface user’s credentials to be recovered by an authenticated user.
Johnson Controls reports that the following versions of Illustra Essentials IP cameras are affected:
Under certain circumstances, the web interface users credentials may be recovered by an authenticated user.
CVE-2024-32932 has been assigned to this vulnerability. A CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 has been calculated; the CVSS vector string is (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Sam Hanson of Dragos reported this vulnerability to Johnson Controls, Inc.
Johnson Controls recommends that users upgrade cameras to Illustra.Ess4.01.02.13.6953.
For more detailed mitigation instructions, please see Johnson Controls Product Security Advisory JCI-PSA-2024-08 v1 at the following location: <https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/cyber-solutions/security-advisories>
Johnson Controls recommends taking steps to minimize risks to all building automation systems. Further ICS security notices and product security guidance are located at Johnson Controls product security website: <https://www.johnsoncontrols.com/cyber-solutions/security-advisories>
Organizations observing any suspected malicious activity should follow their established internal procedures and report their findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of this vulnerability, such as:
CISA reminds organizations to perform proper impact analysis and risk assessment prior to deploying defensive measures.
CISA also provides a section for control systems security recommended practices on the ICS webpage on cisa.gov/ics. Several CISA products detailing cyber defense best practices are available for reading and download, including Improving Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity with Defense-in-Depth Strategies.
CISA encourages organizations to implement recommended cybersecurity strategies for proactive defense of ICS assets.
Additional mitigation guidance and recommended practices are publicly available on the ICS webpage at cisa.gov/ics in the technical information paper, ICS-TIP-12-146-01B–Targeted Cyber Intrusion Detection and Mitigation Strategies.
Organizations observing suspected malicious activity should follow established internal procedures and report findings to CISA for tracking and correlation against other incidents.
CISA also recommends users take the following measures to protect themselves from social engineering attacks:
No known public exploitation specifically targeting this vulnerability has been reported to CISA at this time.
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