CVE-2024-11680 on CISA KEV

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. Succe

01What CISA says about this vulnerability

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.

02Required action — verbatim from CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

03Notes & references

• github.com — https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commit/193367d937b1a59ed5b68dd4e60bd5…
• www.synacktiv.com — https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/synacktiv-projectsend-mult…
• github.com — https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linu…
• github.com — https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilit…
• vulncheck.com — https://vulncheck.com/advisories/projectsend-bypass

04SARA's analyst layer — why this matters

This vulnerability is currently on the CISA KEV list, which CISA only adds CVEs to when there is reliable evidence of active exploitation in the wild. For federal civilian agencies, BOD 22-01 requires remediation by the due date above. For everyone else, KEV is the strongest "patch immediately" signal you can get from public threat intel.

05Affected products (summary)

Vendor	Product	Versions
ProjectSend	ProjectSend	0

06Detection

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