# CVE-2024-2016: ZhiCms setcontroller.php index code injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via the sitename parameter in ZhiCms, requiring administrative permissions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Feb 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gx2g-vf96-qjwv

## What is CVE-2024-2016?

CVE-2024-2016 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in ZhiCms, published on 29 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in ZhiCms 4.0. Affected is the function index of the file app/manage/controller/setcontroller.php. The manipulation of the argument sitename leads to code injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-255270 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2016?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Zhicms Zhicms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-2016?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2016 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-2016 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2016 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in ZhiCms

- [CVE-2024-0603](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0603/): ZhiCms giftcontroller.php deserialization (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-2015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2015/): ZhiCms mcontroller.php getindexdata sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-2016 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-2016 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in ZhiCms, published on 29 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2016 exists.

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-2024-2016/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2016/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-2016
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2016
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-2016

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2016/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.