# CVE-2024-0603: ZhiCms giftcontroller.php deserialization

> Remote attackers can exploit a deserialization flaw in ZhiCms giftcontroller.php to potentially execute arbitrary code.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2m4g-hr2m-w586

## What is CVE-2024-0603?

CVE-2024-0603 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in ZhiCms, published on 16 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ZhiCms up to 4.0. This affects an unknown part of the file app/plug/controller/giftcontroller.php. The manipulation of the argument mylike leads to deserialization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-250839.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0603?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zhicms Zhicms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-0603?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0603 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-0603 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0603 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ZhiCms

- [CVE-2024-2015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2015/): ZhiCms mcontroller.php getindexdata sql injection (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-2016](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2016/): ZhiCms setcontroller.php index code injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-0603 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-0603 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in ZhiCms, published on 16 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0603 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ZhiCms. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0603/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0603/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0603
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0603
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-0603

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0603/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.