# CVE-2024-5217

ServiceNow has addressed an input validation vulnerability that was identified in the Washington DC, Vancouver, and earlier Now Platform releases. This vulnerability could enable an unauthenticated user to remotely execute code within the context of the Now Platform. The vulnerability is addressed in the listed patches and hot fixes below, which were released during the June 2024 patching cycle. If you have not done so already, we recommend applying security patches relevant to your instance as soon as possible.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2024-5217
- CVSS: 9.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2024-07-29; CISA due date 2024-08-19
- EPSS: 99.63% (percentile 99.9)
- Detection templates only, no public exploit found: 1 Nuclei template
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2024-07-29)
- Weakness: CWE-184
- Published: 2024-07-10

## Affected versions

- ServiceNow Now Platform: affected < Utah Patch 10 Hot Fix 3; < Utah Patch 10a Hot Fix 2; < Utah Patch 10b Hot Fix 1; < Vancouver Patch 6 Hot Fix 2; < Vancouver Patch 7 Hot Fix 3b; < Vancouver Patch 8 Hot Fix 4; < Vancouver Patch 9 Hot Fix 1; < Vancouver Patch 10; < Washington DC Patch 1 Hot Fix 3b; < Washington DC Patch 2 Hot Fix 2; < Washington DC Patch 3 Hot Fix 2; < Washington DC Patch 4; < Washington DC Patch 5

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

## References

- [other] https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1648313
- [other] https://support.servicenow.com/kb?id=kb_article_view&sysparm_article=KB1644293
- [other] https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/patchnow-servicenow-critical-rce-bugs-active-exploit
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-5217

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