CVE-2024-22543VulnerabilityPublished 27 Feb 2024Updated 16 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-22543: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 68% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable component that could affect component-wide settings and files.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: High: There is a total loss of integrity, or a complete loss of protection. For example, the attacker is able to modify any/all files protected by the impacted component. Alternatively, only some files can be modified, but malicious modification would present a direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Feb 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-22543, organizations should first verify if they are using the affected Linksys Router E1700 firmware version 1.0.04 (build 3). Since no official patches are currently available, immediate steps include restricting administrative access to trusted networks only and enforcing strong authentication mechanisms such as complex passwords and multi-factor authentication if supported. Network segmentation should be applied to isolate router management interfaces from general user access. Monitoring and logging of administrative access attempts should be enhanced to detect suspicious activity. Additionally, disabling remote management features or the ExportSettings function if not required can reduce the attack surface. Organizations should stay alert for vendor updates or patches and apply them promptly once released. Regularly updating firmware and conducting security audits on network devices will also help prevent exploitation of similar vulnerabilities.

Description

An issue was discovered in Linksys Router E1700 1.0.04 (build 3), allows authenticated attackers to escalate privileges via a crafted GET request to the /goform/* URI or via the ExportSettings function.

Impact

The primary impact of CVE-2024-22543 is unauthorized privilege escalation within affected Linksys routers, which can compromise the confidentiality and integrity of network configurations and sensitive data managed by the device. Attackers who exploit this vulnerability could gain administrative control, enabling them to alter router settings, intercept or redirect network traffic, or disable security features. This could lead to broader network compromise, data breaches, or persistent unauthorized access. Since the vulnerability requires authenticated access and user interaction, the risk is somewhat mitigated but remains significant in environments where credentials are weak, reused, or exposed. Organizations relying on Linksys E1700 routers in enterprise, SMB, or home networks could face increased risk of targeted attacks, especially if these devices are exposed to untrusted networks or poorly managed.

CWE-613Insufficient Session Expiration (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A07:2025: Authentication Failures (opens in a new tab)
According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization."
Implementation
Set sessions/credentials expiration date.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
OWASP Authentication (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V2.8.1 (opens in a new tab)
V2.8.6 (opens in a new tab)
V3.6.1 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

mat4mee.notion.site/Leaked-SessionID-can-lead-to-authentication-bypass-on-the-Linksys-Router-E1700-f56f9c4b15e7443fa237bd1b101a18d2 (opens in a new tab)

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 28 Feb 2026, 09:12 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-613

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