CVE-2024-31012
Published: 03 April 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-31012 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Sem-Cms Semcms. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked in the top 11.5% 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-2024-28930
Vulnerability details
An issue was discovered in SEMCMS v.4.8, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, and obtain sensitive information via the upload.php file.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
CVE-2024-31012 in SEMCMS v4.8 upload.php enables remote exploitation of a public-facing web application (T1190) for arbitrary code execution and privilege escalation (T1068).
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.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.