CVE-2024-46257
A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2...
A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2.11.3 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via Add Let's Encrypt Certificate. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.3
A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2.11.3 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via Add Let's Encrypt Certificate. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.
- Record
CVE-2024-46257- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-41798
6.3
A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2.11.3 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via Add Let's Encrypt Certificate. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.
- Record
EUVD-2024-41798- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5rqg-4vpc-fpm2
6.3
A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2...
A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2.11.3 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via Add Let's Encrypt Certificate. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.
- Record
GHSA-5rqg-4vpc-fpm2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.3
A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2.11.3 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via Add Let's Encrypt Certificate. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.
- Record
CVE-2024-46257- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.3
A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2.11.3 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via Add Let's Encrypt Certificate. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.
- Record
CVE-2024-46257- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-46257 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Jc21 Nginx Proxy Manager, published September 27, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.33%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.11.3/backend/internal/certificate.js
github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/commit/99cce7e2b0da2978411cedd7cac5fffbe15bc466
github.com/barttran2k/POC_CVE-2024-46256
github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/pull/4073/commits/c39d5433bcd13993def222bbb2b6988bbb810a05
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46257
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rqg-4vpc-fpm2
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/46xxx/CVE-2024-46257.json