Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-0939

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 26 January 2024

Published
26 January 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.8752 99.5th percentile
Risk Priority 65 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-0939 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Byzoro Smart S210 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 0.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

A vulnerability classified under CWE-434 has been identified in the Byzoro Smart S210 Management Platform up to version 20240117. It resides in the unknown code of the file /Tool/uploadfile.php, where manipulation of the file_upload argument permits unrestricted file uploads. The issue carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.3 and was publicly disclosed under VDB-252184 after the vendor failed to respond to early notification.

Remote attackers who possess low-privileged credentials can initiate the attack over the network without user interaction. Successful exploitation allows upload of arbitrary files, which can result in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected management platform.

Public references, including detailed exploit descriptions on GitHub and Vuldb entries, contain no information on official patches or mitigations, consistent with the vendor's lack of response. The associated EPSS score has reached a peak of 0.8887 with a current value of 0.8752, indicating sustained exploitation interest following disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability has been found in Byzoro Smart S210 Management Platform up to 20240117 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /Tool/uploadfile.php. The manipulation of the argument file_upload leads to unrestricted upload. The attack can…

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be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-252184. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1505.003 Web Shell Persistence
Adversaries may backdoor web servers with web shells to establish persistent access to systems.
T1608.002 Upload Tool Resource Development
Adversaries may upload tools to third-party or adversary controlled infrastructure to make it accessible during targeting.
Why these techniques?

Unrestricted file upload in public-facing web management platform (T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application) enables uploading web shells for execution (T1505.003: Web Shell) and staging tools (T1608.002: Upload Tool).

Affected Assets

byzoro
smart s210 firmware
≤ 2024-01-17

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.

addresses: CWE-434

Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.

addresses: CWE-434

Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.

addresses: CWE-434

Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.

addresses: CWE-434

Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.

References