Security Resilience

CVE-2024-0569

Info Disclosure in Totolink T8 Firmware 4.1.5cu.833_20220905

Published
16 January 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v4 5.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0095 61th percentile
Risk Priority 38 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2024-0569 is a medium-severity Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor (CWE-200) vulnerability in Totolink T8 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked in the top 39% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-24 (Access Control Decisions) and AC-25 (Reference Monitor) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Totolink T8 4.1.5cu.833_20220905. This affects the function getSysStatusCfg of the file /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi of the component Setting Handler. The manipulation of the argument ssid/key leads to information disclosure. It is possible to…

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initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.1.5cu.862_B20230228 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-250785 was assigned to this vulnerability.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-31813Same vendor: Totolink
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CVE-2023-4164Shared CWE-200, CWE-862
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CVE-2024-30469Shared CWE-200, CWE-862
CVE-2024-44408Shared CWE-200, CWE-862
CVE-2023-49981Shared CWE-200, CWE-862
CVE-2024-49357Shared CWE-200, CWE-862
CVE-2023-6001Shared CWE-200, CWE-862
CVE-2024-6455Shared CWE-200, CWE-862

Affected Assets

totolink
t8 firmware
4.1.5cu.833_20220905

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Access enforcement directly stops unauthorized actors from obtaining sensitive information.

Information flow enforcement structurally prevents sensitive data from reaching unauthorized recipients.

Protection of information at rest prevents unauthorized exposure of stored sensitive data.

Transmission confidentiality mechanisms stop exposure of sensitive data on the wire.

AC-24 mandates that access control decisions are applied to each request, preventing bypass of authorization logic.

AC-25 requires a tamperproof, always-invoked reference monitor that ensures authorization checks cannot be omitted.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

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A.5.10 only requires awareness, a topic-specific acceptable-use policy stating expected behaviours/monitoring, and procedures referencing classification and other controls; per the owner's explicit rule on labelling and similar dependency-style clauses, this does not itself prevent exposure (CWE-200) unless access/DLP/etc. act on it.

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Requiring the return of all physical and electronic assets plus secure deletion of organizational data from personal devices reduces the chance that sensitive information remains accessible to departing personnel.

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A.5.12 only defines and communicates a classification scheme so that protection needs can be understood; per the owner's explicit rule, labeling/classification does not itself prevent exposure and requires other controls (e.g. access enforcement) to act on it.

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By requiring classification labels and metadata on all information assets, the control makes it harder for sensitive data to be inadvertently exposed because downstream systems and users can recognize and enforce handling rules based on those labels.

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Requiring encryption, access controls, and recipient authentication for transfers directly reduces the chance that sensitive data reaches an unauthorized observer.

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Requiring formal authorization of every access request before rights are granted ensures that checks for required permissions are performed, preventing missing authorization checks from being introduced.

Hardening callouts derived

DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.

  • No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-200, a class-level weakness. Rules are authored against its narrower children: CWE-213, CWE-359, CWE-497, CWE-538, CWE-1295.
  • No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-862, a class-level weakness, and none of its children carries one either.

References