CVE-2024-6486Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Administrator-level command execution via unsanitized CLI path

Published May 15, 2025 · Updated May 20, 2025

OS command injection in Orangelab ImageMagick Engine before 1.7.11 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via cli_path. The settings handler accepts shell metacharacters in the ImageMagick path field and incorporates the saved value into an operating-system command. Administrator-level access to the WordPress settings page is required, and commands run with the web server process's permissions.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability2.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

OS command injection in Orangelab ImageMagick Engine before 1.7.11 allows remote authenticated users to execute commands via cli_path. The settings handler accepts shell metacharacters in the ImageMagick path field and incorporates the saved value into an operating-system command. Administrator-level access to the WordPress settings page is required, and commands run with the web server process's permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-6486
Published
May 15, 2025
Updated
May 20, 2025
Vendor
Rickard Westerlind
Product
ImageMagick Engine
Classifications
CWE-78, T1059
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 15, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.7.11

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Rickard Westerlind · ImageMagick Engineversion=0 <1.7.11

Published CVSS scores

7.2WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
T1059Command and Scripting Interpreter

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