CVE-2024-40036
Published: 09 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-40036 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Idccms Idccms. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 36.6% 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-2024-38398
Vulnerability details
idccms v1.35 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability via /admin/userGroup_deal.php?mudi=add&nohrefStr=close
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The CSRF vulnerability in the /admin/userGroup_deal.php endpoint enables exploitation of a public-facing web application to perform unauthorized administrative actions, such as adding user groups, by tricking authenticated administrators.
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.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.