CVE-2024-7705
Published: 12 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-7705 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Mainwww Mwcms. 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 29.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-48587
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in Fujian mwcms 1.0.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function uploadeditor of the file /uploadeditor.html?action=uploadimage of the component Image Upload. The manipulation of the argument upfile leads to unrestricted…
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upload. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. 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 a public-facing CMS allows remote attackers to upload arbitrary PHP files, enabling exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and web shell deployment for 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.