CVE-2024-13198
Published: 09 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-13198 is a medium-severity Observable Discrepancy (CWE-203) vulnerability in Mtons Mblog. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Account Discovery (T1087); ranked at the 49.0th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-51420
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in langhsu Mblog Blog System 3.5.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file /login. The manipulation leads to observable response discrepancy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The complexity…
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of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The observable response discrepancy in the /login endpoint reveals whether usernames are valid, enabling account enumeration (T1087 Account Discovery).
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.
Misdirection can normalize or falsify responses to eliminate observable discrepancies that aid reconnaissance.
Prevents attackers from using observable differences in error responses to infer internal system details or state.
Observable discrepancies in system behavior can be modulated to create covert storage or timing channels; the required analysis detects and constrains such avenues.