CVE-2024-31340
Published: 22 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-31340 is a medium-severity Improper Certificate Validation (CWE-295) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 40.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-29236
Vulnerability details
TP-Link Tether versions prior to 4.5.13 and TP-Link Tapo versions prior to 3.3.6 do not properly validate certificates, which may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to eavesdrop on an encrypted communication via a man-in-the-middle attack.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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.
When certificates are used to establish component provenance, the control requires correct certificate validation procedures.
Mandates approved trust anchors and issuance policies, directly preventing acceptance of unvalidated or untrusted certificates.
Correct system time is required for proper enforcement of certificate notBefore/notAfter dates and time-based revocation checks.