CVE-2024-5043
Published: 17 May 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-5043 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Emlog Emlog. Its CVSS base score is 5.1 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 29.8th 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-2024-46308
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in Emlog Pro 2.3.4 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file admin/setting.php. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been…
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disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-264740. 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
Why these techniques?
Unrestricted file upload in admin/setting.php enables exploitation of a public-facing web application (T1190) and deployment of web shells for remote code execution (T1100).
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.