CVE-2024-4961
Published: 16 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-4961 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Dlink Dar-7000 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 5.3 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 21.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44518
Vulnerability details
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability classified as critical was found in D-Link DAR-7000-40 V31R02B1413C. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /user/onlineuser.php. The manipulation of the argument file_upload leads to unrestricted upload. The attack…
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can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-264529 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. NOTE: Vendor was contacted early and confirmed immediately that the product is end-of-life. It should be retired and replaced.
- 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.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.