CVE-2024-2389 Flowmon Unauthenticated Command Injection Vulnerability
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary system commands via the Flowmon management interface, requiring an upgrade to secure the network monitoring device.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-2389?
CVE-2024-2389 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Progress Software Flowmon, published on 2 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Flowmon versions prior to 11.1.14 and 12.3.5, an operating system command injection vulnerability has been identified. An unauthenticated user can gain entry to the system via the Flowmon management interface, allowing for the execution of arbitrary system commands.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-2389?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Flowmon.
How do I fix CVE-2024-2389?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-2389 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2024-2389 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-2389 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules, 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Progress Software Flowmon
- CVE-2026-8079 Unintended limited set of actions with elevated privileges may be performed during PDF generation in Progress Flowmon
- CVE-2026-3692 Unintended command execution during report generation in Progress Flowmon
- CVE-2026-2737 Possibility of unintended actions when an administrator clicks a malicious link in the Progress Flowmon web application
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9p5w-7f45-v3jm.