# CVE-2024-12789: PbootCMS IndexController.php code injection


- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-57cm-p9q8-qfqp

## What is CVE-2024-12789?

CVE-2024-12789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PbootCMS, published on 19 Dec 2024. 

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in PbootCMS up to 3.2.3. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file apps/home/controller/IndexController.php. The manipulation of the argument tag leads to code injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.2.4 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code), CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12789?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pbootcms Pbootcms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-12789?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12789 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-12789 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12789 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in PbootCMS

- [CVE-2023-39834](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39834/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-37497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37497/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-32417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32417/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-23580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-23580/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-16356](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16356/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-12789 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-12789 is a medium-severity vulnerability in PbootCMS, published on 19 Dec 2024. 
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12789 exists.

Affected product: PbootCMS. 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-2024-12789/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12789/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12789
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12789
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12789

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-12789/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.