CVE-2024-52309Network attack vector

Host command execution via unrestricted EventManager actions

Published Nov 21, 2024 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Improper input validation in SFTPGo 2.4.0 through 2.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute host commands through EventManager. The executeCommandRuleAction path runs an administrator-supplied command without checking it against a system-controlled allowlist. An SFTPGo administrator permitted to create command actions can read or alter the database and server configuration with the privileges of the SFTPGo process.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in SFTPGo 2.4.0 through 2.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute host commands through EventManager. The executeCommandRuleAction path runs an administrator-supplied command without checking it against a system-controlled allowlist. An SFTPGo administrator permitted to create command actions can read or alter the database and server configuration with the privileges of the SFTPGo process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-52309
Published
Nov 21, 2024
Updated
Nov 21, 2024
Vendor
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING S.R.L.
Product
SFTPGo
Classifications
CWE-20, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 21, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 21, 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=>= 2.4.0, < 2.6.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING S.R.L. · SFTPGoversion=>= 2.4.0, < 2.6.3

Published CVSS scores

5.1GitHub, Inc.CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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Technologies

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