CVE-2024-40521 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

SeaCMS 12.9 has a remote code execution vulnerability. The vulnerability is due to the fact that although admin_template.php imposes certain restrictions on the edited file, attackers can still bypass the restrictions and write code in some way, allowing authenticated attackers to exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and gain system privileges.

Published: 2024-07-12

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

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Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:seacms:seacms:12.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00338.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://gitee.com/fushuling/cve/blob/master/%20SeaCMS%2012.9%20admin_template.php%20%20code%20injection.md

History

Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-94
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

Subscriptions

Seacms Seacms

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-03-13T15:21:51.747Z

Reserved: 2024-07-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-40521

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:33:11.569Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-07-12T16:15:05.020

Modified: 2025-03-13T16:15:21.017

Link: CVE-2024-40521

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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