CVE-2023-24517Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator command execution via unrestricted file upload

Published Aug 22, 2023 · Updated Oct 3, 2024

Unrestricted file upload in Pandora FMS 767 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute system commands. The File Manager accepts dangerous upload types and stores attacker-supplied instructions where the web server can process them. Administrative console access is required, and successful exploitation runs commands with the web service account's privileges.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.97%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unrestricted file upload in Pandora FMS 767 and earlier allows remote authenticated administrators to execute system commands. The File Manager accepts dangerous upload types and stores attacker-supplied instructions where the web server can process them. Administrative console access is required, and successful exploitation runs commands with the web service account's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-24517
Published
Aug 22, 2023
Updated
Oct 3, 2024
Vendor
Pandora FMS
Product
Pandora FMS
Classifications
CWE-434, T1505.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 22, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=v0 <=v767

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Pandora FMS · Pandora FMSversion=v0 <=v767

Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
T1505.003Server Software Component: Web Shell

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