{"id":64235,"date":"2025-08-22T08:21:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:21:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:32:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:32:19","slug":"cve-2024-53946-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-kuwfi-4g-lte-ac900-router","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-53946-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-kuwfi-4g-lte-ac900-router\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-53946: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability in KuWFi 4G LTE AC900 Router<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The potential compromise of network security is a grave concern in the modern digital world. One such threat is the recently discovered vulnerability in the KuWFi 4G LTE AC900 router, identified as CVE-2024-53946. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30327-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-incopy-leading-to-potential-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73693\">vulnerability is of particular significance due to its potential<\/a> to compromise system security and leak sensitive data.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43588-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability-in-substance3d-sampler-versions-5-0-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73488\">vulnerability affects KuWFi 4G LTE AC900 routers running on version<\/a> 1.0.13. The issue resides in the web management interface of these devices, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47168-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-microsoft-office-word-allowing-unauthorized-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73136\">allowing an attacker to run unauthorized<\/a> commands and alter the configuration of the device without the admin&#8217;s knowledge. The exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33075-a-critical-windows-installer-vulnerability-that-leads-to-privilege-elevation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72418\">vulnerability could lead<\/a> to severe consequences, including system compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-53946<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Unauthorized actions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78634\">system compromise<\/a>, and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2066666831\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-53945-critical-command-injection-vulnerability-in-kuwfi-4g-ac900-lte-router\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76527\">KuWFi 4G LTE AC900<\/a> Router | 1.0.13<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41530-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-hospital-management-system-v4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75926\">vulnerability in the router&#8217;s web management<\/a> interface. By tricking an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5821-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-case-theme-user-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83319\">authenticated admin user<\/a> into clicking a malicious link or opening a compromised file, an attacker can run unauthorized commands through \/goform\/formMultiApnSetting. This can lead to unauthorized configuration changes and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21432-memory-corruption-vulnerability-resulting-in-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75927\">potentially compromise the entire system or leak sensitive data<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3930908009\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Consider the following hypothetical example showing how an attacker might exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9408-server-side-request-forgery-attack-in-eclipse-glassfish\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77211\">vulnerability<\/a> through a maliciously crafted HTTP request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/goform\/formMultiApnSetting HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.router.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;command&quot;: &quot;reboot; rm -rf \/*; echo &#039;System compromised!&#039;&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24000-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-wpexperts-post-smtp-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78981\">POST request to the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint (`\/goform\/formMultiApnSetting`). The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44960-ruckus-smartzone-os-command-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"73756\">command injected<\/a> could lead to a reboot of the system and deletion of all files, indicating a total system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, the recommended course of action is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it is available. In the interim, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can offer temporary protection by blocking or alerting on suspicious network traffic. Always ensure that your network devices, including routers, are kept up-to-date with the latest firmware and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1411-exploitation-of-unnecessary-privileges-in-ibm-security-verify-directory-container\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78114\">security patches to reduce the risk of exploitation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The potential compromise of network security is a grave concern in the modern digital world. One such threat is the recently discovered vulnerability in the KuWFi 4G LTE AC900 router, identified as CVE-2024-53946. This vulnerability is of particular significance due to its potential to compromise system security and leak sensitive data. The vulnerability affects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[90],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-64235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-csrf"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64235"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64235\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":75860,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64235\/revisions\/75860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64235"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=64235"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=64235"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=64235"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=64235"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=64235"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=64235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}