CVE-2024-40522
There is a remote code execution vulnerability in SeaCMS 12.9. The vulnerability is caused by...
There is a remote code execution vulnerability in SeaCMS 12.9. The vulnerability is caused by phomebak.php writing some variable names passed in without filtering them before writing them into the php file. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and obtain system permissions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There is a remote code execution vulnerability in SeaCMS 12.9. The vulnerability is caused by phomebak.php writing some variable names passed in without filtering them before writing them into the php file. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and obtain system permissions.
- Record
CVE-2024-40522- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
There is a remote code execution vulnerability in SeaCMS 12.9. The vulnerability is caused by phomebak.php writing some variable names passed in without filtering them before writing them into the php file. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and obtain system permissions.
- Record
CVE-2024-40522- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38501
There is a remote code execution vulnerability in SeaCMS 12.9. The vulnerability is caused by phomebak.php writing some variable names passed in without filtering them before writing them into the php file. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and obtain system permissions.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38501- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxmx-p5rj-hv5g
There is a remote code execution vulnerability in SeaCMS 12.9. The vulnerability is caused by...
There is a remote code execution vulnerability in SeaCMS 12.9. The vulnerability is caused by phomebak.php writing some variable names passed in without filtering them before writing them into the php file. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and obtain system permissions.
- Record
GHSA-cxmx-p5rj-hv5g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-40522 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Seacms, published July 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.