CVE-2024-7216
Published: 30 July 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-7216 is a low-severity Use of Hard-coded Password (CWE-259) vulnerability in Totolink Lr1200 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 2.1 (Low).
Operationally, ranked in the top 45.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-48183
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in TOTOLINK LR1200 9.3.1cu.2832. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file /etc/shadow.sample. The manipulation leads to use of hard-coded password. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The…
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exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-272787. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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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.
Changing default authenticators prior to first use directly prevents use of hard-coded passwords.
Shared threat data frequently highlights products or deployments still using hard-coded passwords, enabling remediation that directly blocks credential-based attacks.
Background checks and authorization requirements decrease the probability that a developer will hard-code passwords for later unauthorized access.
Reviews of supplier deliverables reduce the chance that hard-coded passwords are introduced into the system.