ProjectSend Improper Authentication Vulnerability (CVE-2024-11680)
Severity: critical · Patch status: patched · Since 2024-12-03 · CVE-2024-11680
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. CISA added CVE-2024-11680 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Dec 3, 2024, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Dec 24, 2024 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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