CVE-2024-11680

critical

Description

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.

References

https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/synacktiv-projectsend-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf

https://vulncheck.com/advisories/projectsend-bypass

https://www.securityweek.com/cisa-warns-of-zyxel-firewall-vulnerability-exploited-in-attacks/

https://securityaffairs.com/171638/security/u-s-cisa-adds-projectsend-north-grid-proself-and-zyxel-firewalls-bugs-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

https://www.securityweek.com/projectsend-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/

https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/critical-flaw-in-projectsend-under.html

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/projectsend_unauth_rce.rb

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/projectsend-auth-bypass.yaml

https://github.com/iSee857/CVE-PoC

https://github.com/famixcm/CVE-2024-11680

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-11680

https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commit/193367d937b1a59ed5b68dd4e60bd53317473744

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2024-34152

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2024-11-26

Updated: 2026-07-14

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.91849