CVE-2024-41961Network attack vector

Authenticated Ruby code execution via live-search eval

Published Aug 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 7, 2024

Code injection in SAP SE Elektra allows remote authenticated users to execute Ruby code through a crafted live-search term. The api_search path in app/controllers/concerns/api_lookup.rb passes attacker-controlled search content to eval without neutralizing Ruby syntax. A valid Elektra session is required; code runs in the Rails process context and can expose data or interrupt the service.

CVSS severity9.6
Critical
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in SAP SE Elektra allows remote authenticated users to execute Ruby code through a crafted live-search term. The api_search path in app/controllers/concerns/api_lookup.rb passes attacker-controlled search content to eval without neutralizing Ruby syntax. A valid Elektra session is required; code runs in the Rails process context and can expose data or interrupt the service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-41961
Published
Aug 1, 2024
Updated
Aug 7, 2024
Vendor
SAP SE
Product
Elektra
Classifications
CWE-94, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 7, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <8bce00be93b95a6512ff68fe86bf9554e486bc02
  2. Affected versionversion=< 8bce00be93b95a6512ff68fe86bf9554e486bc02

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SAP SE · Elektraversion=0 <8bce00be93b95a6512ff68fe86bf9554e486bc02; version=< 8bce00be93b95a6512ff68fe86bf9554e486bc02

Published CVSS scores

9.6GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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