Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-4591

MediumPublic PoC

Published: 07 May 2024

Published
07 May 2024
Modified
15 January 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 4.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0014 33.5th percentile
Risk Priority 9 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-4591 is a medium-severity CSRF (CWE-352) vulnerability in Dedecms Dedecms. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 33.5th 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

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in DedeCMS 5.7. This affects an unknown part of the file /src/dede/sys_group_add.php. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed…

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to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-263313 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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.
Why these techniques?

CSRF vulnerability (CWE-352) in public-facing DedeCMS web application (/src/dede/sys_group_add.php) enables remote attackers to perform unauthorized actions (e.g., adding admin groups) by tricking authenticated users, facilitating exploitation of public-facing applications.

Affected Assets

dedecms
dedecms
5.7

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-352

Awareness training educates users on avoiding untrusted links and actions that can be exploited via CSRF.

addresses: CWE-352

Requiring user re-entry of credentials for sensitive actions prevents automated forgery of requests without active user participation.

addresses: CWE-352

Security testing regimens explicitly include checks for missing or ineffective anti-CSRF protections in web applications.

addresses: CWE-352

Detects anomalous request patterns consistent with cross-site request forgery.

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