Axis Communications AXIS OS Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input (CVE-2024-6173)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(505536);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/06/30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-6173");

  script_name(english:"Axis Communications AXIS OS Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input (CVE-2024-6173)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote OT asset is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"A researcher in the AXIS OS Bug Bounty Program has found that a Guard
Tour VAPIX API parameter accepted arbitrary values, which could let an
attacker block access to the guard tour configuration page in the web
interface of the Axis device. Axis has released patched AXIS OS
versions for this flaw.

This plugin only works with Tenable.ot.
Please visit https://www.tenable.com/products/tenable-ot for more information.");
  # https://www.axis.com/dam/public/5a/87/a2/cve-2024-6173-en-US-458042.pdf
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8dc8178d");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade AXIS OS according to the vendor advisory (fixed in 11.11.73
on the active track, among other tracks).");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-6173");

  script_cwe_id(1286);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/09/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/09/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/06/30");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:axis:axis_os_firmware");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"former");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Tenable.ot");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("tenable_ot_api_integration.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Tenable.ot/AxisCommunication");

  exit(0);
}


include('tenable_ot_cve_funcs.inc');

get_kb_item_or_exit('Tenable.ot/AxisCommunication');

var asset = tenable_ot::assets::get(vendor:'AxisCommunication');

var vuln_cpes = {
    "cpe:/o:axis:axis_os_firmware:11" :
        {"versionStartIncluding" : "11.0", "versionEndExcluding" : "11.11.73", "family" : "AxisCommunication"}
};

tenable_ot::cve::compare_and_report(asset:asset, cpes:vuln_cpes, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);