Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-6470

Medium

Published: 03 July 2024

Published
03 July 2024
Modified
05 April 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v4 5.1 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0010 27.3th percentile
Risk Priority 10 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-6470 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Playsms Playsms. Its CVSS base score is 5.1 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked at the 27.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

A vulnerability was found in playSMS 1.4.3. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index.php?app=main&inc=feature_inboxgroup&op=list of the component Template Handler. The manipulation of the argument Receiver Number with the input…

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{{`id`}} leads to injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-270278 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CWE(s)
CWE-74

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
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T1221 Template Injection Stealth
Adversaries may create or modify references in user document templates to conceal malicious code or force authentication attempts.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) in playSMS template handler allows authenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary commands (e.g., `id`), enabling Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059) via Unix shell and directly mapping to Template Injection (T1221).

Affected Assets

playsms
playsms
1.4.3

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.

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation
addresses: CWE-74

Developer assessments and testing (including injection-focused techniques) identify improper neutralization of special elements, and the verifiable flaw remediation corrects them pre-deployment.

SI-4 System Monitoring
addresses: CWE-74

Identifies indicators of injection attacks (command, SQL, LDAP, etc.) via anomaly and attack monitoring.

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