CVE-2024-39788
Published: 14 January 2025
Description
Multiple external config control vulnerabilities exist in the nas.cgi set_ftp_cfg() functionality of Wavlink AC3000 M33A8.V5030.210505. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to permission bypass. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger these vulnerabilities.A configuration injection vulnerability exists within the `ftp_name` POST parameter.
Security Summary
CVE-2024-39788 involves multiple external config control vulnerabilities in the nas.cgi set_ftp_cfg() functionality of the Wavlink AC3000 router running firmware version M33A8.V5030.210505. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to permission bypass, with a specific configuration injection vulnerability in the ftp_name POST parameter. The vulnerability, published on 2025-01-14, is rated with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) and is associated with CWE-15 (External Control of File Name or Path).
An authenticated attacker with high privileges (PR:H) can exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a specially crafted HTTP request over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction required (UI:N). Exploitation triggers permission bypass and configuration injection, resulting in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, along with a change in scope (S:C).
Mitigation details are provided in the Talos Intelligence advisory TALOS-2024-2056, available at https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2056.
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