CVE-2024-38896 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

WAVLINK WN551K1 found a command injection vulnerability through the start_hour parameter of /cgi-bin/nightled.cgi.

Published: 2024-06-24

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:wavlink:wn551k1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:wavlink:wn551k1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01172.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/s4ndw1ch136/IOT-vuln-reports/tree/main/Wavlink/WN551K1/nightled.cgi

History

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wavlink Wavlink wn551k1 Wavlink wn551k1 Firmware
CPEs		cpe:2.3:h:wavlink:wn551k1:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:wavlink:wn551k1_firmware:-:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Wavlink Wavlink wn551k1 Wavlink wn551k1 Firmware

Subscriptions

Wavlink Wn551k1 Wn551k1 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:19:20.416Z

Reserved: 2024-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-38896

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:19:20.416Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-06-24T21:15:26.293

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:41:13.863

Link: CVE-2024-38896

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-77
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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