ProjectSend Improper Authentication Vulnerability in options.php
CVE-2024-11680 Published on November 26, 2024
ProjectSend Unauthenticated Configuration Modification
ProjectSend versions prior to r1720 are affected by an improper authentication vulnerability. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw by sending crafted HTTP requests to options.php, enabling unauthorized modification of the application's configuration. Successful exploitation allows attackers to create accounts, upload webshells, and embed malicious JavaScript.
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This ProjectSend Improper Authentication Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. ProjectSend contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to enable unauthorized modification of the application's configuration via crafted HTTP requests to options.php. Successful exploitation allows attackers to create accounts, upload webshells, and embed malicious JavaScript.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by December 24, 2024: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-11680 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors in an automatable fashion. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be critical as this vulnerability has a high impact to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of this component.
Timeline
Synactiv discloses to ProjectSend
ProjectSend patches the vulnerability 117 days later.
Synactiv releases an advisory 430 days later.
ProjectSend releases the official patch in r1720 15 days later.
A Metasploit pull request is opened 27 days later.
A Nuclei pull request is opened 4 days later.
A CVE is assigned 83 days later.
Weakness Type
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-11680
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Affected Versions
ProjectSend:- Before r1720 is affected.
- Before r1720 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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