CVE-2023-24044
A Host Header Injection issue on the Login page of Plesk Obsidian through 18.0.49 allows...
A Host Header Injection issue on the Login page of Plesk Obsidian through 18.0.49 allows attackers to redirect users to malicious websites via a Host request header. NOTE: the vendor's position is "the ability to use arbitrary domain names to access the panel is an intended feature."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A Host Header Injection issue on the Login page of Plesk Obsidian through 18.0.49 allows attackers to redirect users to malicious websites via a Host request header. NOTE: the vendor's position is "the ability to use arbitrary domain names to access the panel is an intended feature."
- Record
CVE-2023-24044- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
A Host Header Injection issue on the Login page of Plesk Obsidian through 18.0.49 allows attackers to redirect users to malicious websites via a Host request header. NOTE: the vendor's position is "the ability to use arbitrary domain names to access the panel is an intended feature."
- Record
CVE-2023-24044- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-28108
A Host Header Injection issue on the Login page of Plesk Obsidian through 18.0.49 allows attackers to redirect users to malicious websites via a Host request header. NOTE: the vendor's position is "the ability to use arbitrary domain names to access the panel is an intended feature."
- Record
EUVD-2023-28108- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5c5-3whr-qfrr
A Host Header Injection issue on the Login page of Plesk Obsidian through 18.0.49 allows...
A Host Header Injection issue on the Login page of Plesk Obsidian through 18.0.49 allows attackers to redirect users to malicious websites via a Host request header.
- Record
GHSA-r5c5-3whr-qfrr- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-601
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Cappricio-Securities/CVE-2023-24044 | 2024-05-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-24044 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Plesk Obsidian, published January 22, 2023. Its validity is disputed. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.30%, the 83rd percentile.
References
gist.github.com/TJetnipat/02b3854543b7ec95d54a8de811f2e8ae
medium.com/%40jetnipat.tho/cve-2023-24044-10e48ab940d8
support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/10254625170322-Vulnerability-CVE-2023-24044
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24044
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5c5-3whr-qfrr