CVE-2022-40623
Published: 13 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-40623 is a high-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Wavlink Wn531G3 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 46.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-43897
Vulnerability details
The WAVLINK Quantum D4G (WN531G3) running firmware version M31G3.V5030.200325 does not utilize anti-CSRF tokens, which, when combined with other issues (such as CVE-2022-35518), can lead to remote, unauthenticated command execution.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.
Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.
Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.
Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.