CVE-2024-40543
Published: 12 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-40543 is a high-severity SSRF (CWE-918) vulnerability in Publiccms Publiccms. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 47.8th 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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-38511
Vulnerability details
PublicCMS v4.0.202302.e was discovered to contain a Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via the component /admin/ueditor?action=catchimage.
- 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.
Penetration testing attempts server-side requests to internal resources, identifying SSRF weaknesses for remediation.
Outbound connections to external resources can be monitored and limited at the boundary, reducing SSRF impact.
Validates server-side URLs and resource references to block SSRF attempts.
Detects server-side request forgery through monitoring of unexpected outbound connections.