CVE-2024-37186
Published: 14 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-37186 is a critical-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Wavlink Wl-Wn533A8 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly prevents OS command injection by validating and sanitizing specially crafted HTTP request inputs to the set_ledonoff() function in adm.cgi.
Remediates the specific command injection flaw in firmware version M33A8.V5030.210505 through timely patching or updates as advised in the Talos report.
Monitors software and firmware integrity to detect unauthorized modifications resulting from arbitrary code execution via the injected commands.
NVD Description
An os command injection vulnerability exists in the adm.cgi set_ledonoff() functionality of Wavlink AC3000 M33A8.V5030.210505. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2024-37186 is an OS command injection vulnerability in the adm.cgi set_ledonoff() functionality of the Wavlink AC3000 router running firmware version M33A8.V5030.210505. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary code execution, classified under CWE-77 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).
An authenticated attacker with high privileges can exploit this vulnerability over the network by sending a malicious HTTP request to the affected component, achieving arbitrary code execution on the device. The low attack complexity and lack of required user interaction, combined with the changed scope, enable significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation details are available in the Talos Intelligence advisory at https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2032.
Details
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