CVE-2024-38944
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 · uneditedAn issue in Intelight X-1L Traffic controller Maxtime v.1.9.6 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the /cgi-bin/generateForm.cgi?formID=142 component.
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 confidenceThe Intelight X-1L Traffic Controller Maxtime v1.9.6 contains a critical command injection vulnerability in the /cgi-bin/generateForm.cgi endpoint with formID=142, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the traffic controller system.
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CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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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Identify Intelight X-1L Traffic Controller in your networkReview network inventory or scan for devices responding to traffic controller protocols on typical ports such as HTTP (80/443) or manufacturer-specific ports. Check device labels, management interfaces, or asset databases for Intelight X-1L Maxtime controllers.Affected if Intelight X-1L Traffic Controller Maxtime devices are present on the network
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Verify the Maxtime firmware versionAccess the device web interface or check the system information page, administrative console, or SNMP sysDescr/OID data. Look for a version field displaying v1.9.6.Affected if The installed firmware version is exactly v1.9.6
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Confirm CGI interface is network accessibleAttempt to reach the CGI endpoint via HTTP/HTTPS: visit http://[device-ip]/cgi-bin/generateForm.cgi or use curl to send a GET request to this path. A 200 OK or other HTTP response indicates the interface is exposed.Affected if The /cgi-bin/generateForm.cgi endpoint responds to requests (is accessible)
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Test formID=142 parameter handlingSend a crafted GET or POST request to /cgi-bin/generateForm.cgi with formID=142 as a parameter (e.g., /cgi-bin/generateForm.cgi?formID=142). Observe if the application accepts and processes this parameter without rejecting it.Affected if The endpoint accepts formID=142 and returns a valid response rather than an error or access denied message
If you have Intelight X-1L Maxtime controllers running firmware v1.9.6 with the /cgi-bin/generateForm.cgi interface accessible from your network, your environment is affected by CVE-2024-38944.
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 dataIsolate affected traffic controllers from untrusted networks immediately, implement network segmentation and firewall rules to restrict access to CGI interfaces, and contact Intelight for an official patch.
- Consultation12.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA8.0 h
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