CVE-2024-8525
Published: 21 November 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-8525 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Cisa (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 17.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-49547
Vulnerability details
An unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type in Automated Logic WebCTRL 7.0 could allow an unauthenticated user to perform remote command execution via a crafted HTTP POST request which could lead to uploading a malicious file.
- CWE(s)
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.
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.