CVE-2024-52401Network attack vector

Web-shell upload via missing nonce validation

Published Nov 19, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Cross-site request forgery in HuangYe WuDeng Hacklog DownloadManager 2.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to upload a web shell. A file-upload function accepts an administrator's forged request without correct WordPress nonce validation, allowing an arbitrary file to be stored as executable web content. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to follow a malicious link or otherwise submit the forged request, after which the shell can execute commands with the web server's privileges.

CVSS severity9.6
Critical
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in HuangYe WuDeng Hacklog DownloadManager 2.1.4 and earlier allows remote attackers to upload a web shell. A file-upload function accepts an administrator's forged request without correct WordPress nonce validation, allowing an arbitrary file to be stored as executable web content. Exploitation requires an authenticated administrator to follow a malicious link or otherwise submit the forged request, after which the shell can execute commands with the web server's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-52401
Published
Nov 19, 2024
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
HuangYe WuDeng
Product
Hacklog DownloadManager
Classifications
CWE-352, CAPEC-650, T1505.003, T1204.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.1.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

HuangYe WuDeng · Hacklog DownloadManagerversion=0 <=2.1.4

Published CVSS scores

9.6PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC-650Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
T1505.003Server Software Component: Web Shell
T1204.001User Execution: Malicious Link

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