High severity · published Mar 21, 2024
CVE-2024-24520
An issue in Lepton CMS v.7.0.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the upgrade.php file in the languages place
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue in Lepton CMS v.7.0.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the upgrade.php file in the languages place.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LE
Leptoncms · Lepton-cms
7.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24520
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-24520
Exploit
https://github.com/capture0x/leptoncms
Broken Link
https://github.com/xF9979/LEPTON-CMS
Exploit
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176647/Lepton-CMS-7.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51949
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