CVE-2024-6145 json
Actiontec WCB6200Q Cookie Format String Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
published 2024-06-18 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-47289
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.2%
- EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Actiontec WCB6200Q Cookie Format String Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Actiontec WCB6200Q routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.
The specific flaw exists within the HTTP server. A crafted Cookie header in an HTTP request can trigger the use of a format specifier from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the HTTP server. Was ZDI-CAN-21417.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Actiontec WCB6200Q
- actiontec wcb6200q_firmware
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String
References
-
zerodayinitiative.com
/advisories/ZDI-24-808/
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-6145
- NVD CVE-2024-6145
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