CVE-2024-57016
Published: 15 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2024-57016 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Totolink X5000R Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 14.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Requires input validation at external interfaces, directly preventing OS command injection by sanitizing the unsanitized 'user' parameter in setVpnAccountCfg.
Mandates identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like this command injection vulnerability through timely firmware patching.
Enables vulnerability scanning to identify and address this specific CVE in router firmware before exploitation.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
OS command injection in public-facing router web interface directly enables T1190 exploitation and T1059.004 Unix shell command execution.
NVD Description
TOTOLINK X5000R V9.1.0cu.2350_B20230313 was discovered to contain an OS command injection vulnerability via the "user" parameter in setVpnAccountCfg.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2024-57016, published on 2025-01-15, is an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting the TOTOLINK X5000R router on firmware version V9.1.0cu.2350_B20230313. The issue resides in the setVpnAccountCfg function, where the "user" parameter fails to properly sanitize input, enabling attackers to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating network accessibility with low attack complexity. Exploitation requires low privileges, such as those of an authenticated user, and no user interaction. Attackers can achieve high impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially resulting in full router compromise through remote code execution.
For mitigation details, refer to the vulnerability disclosure at https://github.com/tiger5671/Vulnerabilities/blob/main/TOTOLINK%20X5000R/setVpnAccountCfg/setVpnAccountCfg.md and the vendor's website at https://www.totolink.net/, which may provide patches, firmware updates, or workarounds.
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