Administrative configuration changes via forged browser requests
Published Aug 1, 2024 · Updated May 12, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in affected ELECOM wireless LAN router firmware allows remote attackers to change administrative settings. Published advisories do not identify the affected handler or the missing request-validation control. Exploitation requires an administrator with an active router session to visit a malicious page, enabling unintended operations such as changing the login ID or password.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in affected ELECOM wireless LAN router firmware allows remote attackers to change administrative settings. Published advisories do not identify the affected handler or the missing request-validation control. Exploitation requires an administrator with an active router session to visit a malicious page, enabling unintended operations such as changing the login ID or password.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-40883
- Published
- Aug 1, 2024
- Updated
- May 12, 2026
- Vendor
- ELECOM CO., LTD.
- Product
- WRC-X1800GSA-B
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 12, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=v1.18 and earlier
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