CVE-2021-32424
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn TrendNet TW100-S4W1CA 2.3.32, due to a lack of proper session controls, a threat actor could make unauthorized changes to an affected router via a specially crafted web page. If an authenticated user were to interact with a malicious web page it could allow for a complete takeover of the router.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the TrendNet TW100-S4W1CA router firmware 2.3.32 caused by missing or inadequate session controls, likely absence of anti-CSRF tokens. An attacker can embed malicious requests in a webpage that, when visited by an already-authenticated router administrator, silently executes unauthorized configuration changes leading to complete device compromise.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 2.3.32CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm router model and firmware versionAccess the router admin panel via web interface (typically http://192.168.10.1) and navigate to the Status or System Information page to view the firmware version. Alternatively, use the router's web API or check the kernel log if accessible via telnet/SSH.Affected if The device is a TrendNet TW100-S4W1CA running firmware version 2.3.32 exactly.
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Identify if remote management is enabledLog into the router admin panel and check the Remote Management or Administration settings to see if remote HTTP/HTTPS access is enabled.Affected if Remote management is enabled, as this expands the attack surface for CSRF-based configuration changes.
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Check session handling behaviorObserve the router admin panel login flow: note whether a unique token or session identifier is required for each configuration request, or whether requests can be replayed without obtaining a fresh token.Affected if The web interface does not generate unique anti-CSRF tokens per request and accepts configuration changes without validating session origin.
If the device is a TrendNet TW100-S4W1CA running firmware 2.3.32, the router is affected by this CSRF vulnerability due to missing anti-CSRF token validation in its web management interface.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor firmware update when available; until then, avoid browsing untrusted sites while authenticated to the router admin panel and disable remote management if not needed.
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