CVE-2024-42599Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated command execution via file-editor restriction bypass

Published Aug 22, 2024 · Updated Aug 26, 2024

Code injection in SeaCMS 13.0 admin_files.php allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands through crafted file edits. The administrative file editor applies a bypassable restriction to edited files and then writes attacker-controlled code to disk. Access to the authenticated file-editing function is required, and successful exploitation executes commands with the application's system privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability1.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code injection in SeaCMS 13.0 admin_files.php allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands through crafted file edits. The administrative file editor applies a bypassable restriction to edited files and then writes attacker-controlled code to disk. Access to the authenticated file-editing function is required, and successful exploitation executes commands with the application's system privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-42599
Published
Aug 22, 2024
Updated
Aug 26, 2024
Vendor
SeaCMS
Product
SeaCMS
Classifications
CWE-94, T1505.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 26, 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=13.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

SeaCMS · SeaCMSversion=13.0

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-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
T1505.003Server Software Component: Web Shell

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