# CVE-2024-11680

ProjectSend versions prior to r1720 are affected by an improper authentication vulnerability. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw by sending crafted HTTP requests to options.php, enabling unauthorized modification of the application's configuration. Successful exploitation allows attackers to create accounts, upload webshells, and embed malicious JavaScript.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2024-11680
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2024-12-03; CISA due date 2024-12-24
- EPSS: 91.85%
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module · 1 GitHub proof of concept · 1 Nuclei template (first 2024-12-04)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2024-12-06)
- Weakness: CWE-306
- Published: 2024-11-26

## Affected versions

- ProjectSend: affected < r1720

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [patch] https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commit/193367d937b1a59ed5b68dd4e60bd53317473744
- [exploit] https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/synacktiv-projectsend-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf
- [exploit] https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/projectsend_unauth_rce.rb
- [exploit] https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/projectsend-auth-bypass.yaml
- [advisory] https://vulncheck.com/advisories/projectsend-bypass
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-11680

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