Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-30368

HighRCE

Published: 06 June 2024

Published
06 June 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0525 90.2th percentile
Risk Priority 21 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-30368 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in A10Networks Advanced Core Operating System. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 9.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-30368 is a command injection vulnerability affecting A10 Thunder ADC. The flaw resides in the CsrRequestView class and stems from missing validation of user-supplied input before it is used in a system call, enabling remote code execution on affected installations. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 and is also referenced under CWE-78 and CWE-77; the issue was originally tracked as ZDI-CAN-22517.

Authenticated remote attackers can exploit the weakness to run arbitrary code in the context of the a10user account. No unauthenticated vector is described, and successful exploitation requires valid credentials on the device.

Vendor advisories published by A10 Networks and the Zero Day Initiative detail the vulnerability and are available at the listed support and disclosure URLs. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0525 with no material increase after disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A10 Thunder ADC CsrRequestView Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of A10 Thunder ADC. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the CsrRequestView…

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class. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of a10user. Was ZDI-CAN-22517.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

a10networks
advanced core operating system
4.1.4, 5.1.0, 5.2.0, 5.2.1, 6.0.0

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-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

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