Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-34205

HighPublic PoC

Published: 14 May 2024

Published
14 May 2024
Modified
09 April 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0467 89.6th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-34205 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Totolink Cp450 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.3 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 10.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

Deeper analysis

TOTOLINK CP450 version 4.1.0cu.747_B20191224 contains a command injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-34205 and assigned CWE-78, that resides in the download_firmware function. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3 and is reachable over the network without authentication or user interaction, allowing an attacker to supply crafted input that results in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

An unauthenticated remote attacker can invoke the affected function to inject and execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the device. Successful exploitation grants the ability to read or modify limited data and disrupt device operation, all without requiring prior credentials or local access.

Public references consist solely of proof-of-concept repositories that demonstrate the injection vector; they contain no vendor advisory, firmware update, or mitigation guidance. The associated EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0617 on 2025-12-11 before receding to its current value of 0.0467, indicating a measurable increase in observed exploitation interest after disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

TOTOLINK CP450 v4.1.0cu.747_B20191224 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the download_firmware function.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1059.008 Network Device CLI Execution
Adversaries may abuse scripting or built-in command line interpreters (CLI) on network devices to execute malicious command and payloads.
Why these techniques?

Command injection in the download_firmware web function enables exploitation of a public-facing application on a network device (T1190) and remote command execution via the device's management interface (T1059.008).

Affected Assets

totolink
cp450 firmware
4.1.0cu.747_b20191224

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.

References