Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-46331

HighPublic PoC

Published: 27 September 2024

Published
27 September 2024
Modified
28 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0012 30.7th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-46331 is a high-severity Open Redirect (CWE-601) vulnerability in Modstart Mostartcms. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 30.7th 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

ModStartCMS v8.8.0 was discovered to contain an open redirect vulnerability in the redirect parameter at /admin/login. This vulnerability allows attackers to redirect users to an arbitrary website via a crafted URL.

CWE(s)
CWE-601

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.
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T1566.002 Spearphishing Link Initial Access
Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious link in an attempt to gain access to victim systems.
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Why these techniques?

The open redirect vulnerability in the public-facing ModStartCMS web application (T1190) allows attackers to craft URLs that redirect users from a trusted domain to arbitrary malicious sites, facilitating spearphishing link attacks (T1566.002).

Affected Assets

modstart
mostartcms
8.8.0

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.

AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness
addresses: CWE-601

Security awareness includes verifying URLs and avoiding untrusted redirects that lead to malicious sites.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-601

Validates redirect targets and URLs to ensure they conform to allowed destinations.

References