CVE-2024-37779Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated command execution via editable Ant script

Published Sep 23, 2024 · Updated Sep 27, 2024

Remote code execution in WoodWing Assets 6.98.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands through Apache Ant scripts. The Management Console permits an authenticated user to replace a plugin's ant.script.xml content with an Ant exec task and run it as a scheduled plugin. Access to server-configuration files and scheduled-plugin execution is required, and successful commands run with the Assets Server process account.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in WoodWing Assets 6.98.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands through Apache Ant scripts. The Management Console permits an authenticated user to replace a plugin's ant.script.xml content with an Ant exec task and run it as a scheduled plugin. Access to server-configuration files and scheduled-plugin execution is required, and successful commands run with the Assets Server process account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-37779
Published
Sep 23, 2024
Updated
Sep 27, 2024
Vendor
WoodWing
Product
WoodWing Assets
Classifications
CWE-75, CWE-94, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 27, 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=6.98.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

WoodWing · WoodWing Assetsversion=6.98.1

Published CVSS scores

8.8CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-75Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection)
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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