Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-32335

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 18 April 2024

Published
18 April 2024
Modified
03 April 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0016 37.3th percentile
Risk Priority 11 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-32335 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Totolink N300Rt Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.4 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Web Portal Capture (T1056.003); ranked at the 37.3th 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

Vulnerability details

TOTOLINK N300RT V2.1.8-B20201030.1539 contains a Store Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Access Control under the Wireless Page.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1056.003 Web Portal Capture Collection
Adversaries may install code on externally facing portals, such as a VPN login page, to capture and transmit credentials of users who attempt to log into the service.
T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie Credential Access
An adversary may steal web application or service session cookies and use them to gain access to web applications or Internet services as an authenticated user without needing credentials.
T1555.003 Credentials from Web Browsers Credential Access
Adversaries may acquire credentials from web browsers by reading files specific to the target browser.
Why these techniques?

Stored XSS in the router web interface's Access Control page enables arbitrary JavaScript execution in the browser context of authenticated users (e.g., admins), facilitating web portal credential capture, session cookie theft, and extraction of browser-stored credentials.

Affected Assets

totolink
n300rt firmware
2.1.8-b20201030.1539

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-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

References