High severity · published Jul 12, 2024
CVE-2024-40520
SeaCMS 12.9 has a remote code execution vulnerability
8.8
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
SeaCMS 12.9 has a remote code execution vulnerability. The vulnerability is caused by admin_config_mark.php directly splicing and writing the user input data into inc_photowatermark_config.php without processing it, which allows authenticated attackers to exploit the vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and obtain system permissions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Seacms · Seacms
12.9 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-40520
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-40520
Exploit
https://gitee.com/fushuling/cve/blob/master/SeaCMS%2012.9%20admin_config_mark.php%20code%20injection.md
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