CVE-2024-51189
Published: 11 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-51189 is a medium-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Trendnet Tew-651Br Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 4.8 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 28.7th 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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-45300
Vulnerability details
TRENDnet TEW-651BR 2.04B1, TEW-652BRP 3.04b01, and TEW-652BRU 1.00b12 devices contain a Store Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the macList_Name_1.1.1.0.0 parameter on the /filters.htm page.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The stored XSS vulnerability in the router's web management interface (/filters.htm) enables remote exploitation of a public-facing or remotely accessible web application, allowing injection of malicious scripts that execute in the administrator's browser context to facilitate session hijacking or unauthorized device control.
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.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.