THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2024-49368
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CVE-2024-49368

Nginx Ui vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
23.5%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
Nginx UI is a web user interface for the Nginx web server. Prior to version 2.0.0-beta.36, when Nginx UI configures logrotate, it does not verify the input and directly passes it to exec.Command, causing arbitrary command execution. Version 2.0.0-beta.36 fixes this issue.
Affected vendor
Nginxui
Affected product
Nginx Ui
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
Published
2024-10-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 23.5% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2024-49368

  • Confirm whether Nginxui Nginx Ui is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2024-49368.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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