CVE-2024-5540Network attack vector

Client-side script execution via login panels

Published Nov 27, 2025 · Updated Nov 28, 2025

Reflected cross-site scripting in WebCTRL and i-Vu before 8.0 allows remote attackers to execute script in a client browser via login panels. Carrier identifies the login panels but does not disclose which request field is reflected or where output encoding fails. No authentication is required; successful exploitation can modify browser-displayed content, with no reported server data access or service interruption.

CVSS severity6.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected cross-site scripting in WebCTRL and i-Vu before 8.0 allows remote attackers to execute script in a client browser via login panels. Carrier identifies the login panels but does not disclose which request field is reflected or where output encoding fails. No authentication is required; successful exploitation can modify browser-displayed content, with no reported server data access or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-5540
Published
Nov 27, 2025
Updated
Nov 28, 2025
Vendor
Automated Logic
Product
WebCTRL
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 28, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <8.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Automated Logic · WebCTRLversion=0 <8.0
Carrier · i-Vuversion=0 <8.0

Published CVSS scores

6.9Carrier Global CorporationCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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