CVE-2024-4962
Published: 16 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-4962 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 20.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-44519
Vulnerability details
** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in D-Link DAR-7000-40 V31R02B1413C. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /useratte/resmanage.php. The manipulation of the argument file leads to unrestricted…
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upload. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-264530 is the identifier 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.