# CVE-2024-29643: croogo Host header injection

> Attackers can inject malicious Host headers in Croogo CMS RSS feeds, potentially bypassing security controls or poisoning caches.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 22 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-847x-x4jg-6gf4

## What is CVE-2024-29643?

CVE-2024-29643 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue in croogo v.3.0.2 allows an attacker to perform Host header injection via the feed.rss component.

Weakness: CWE-444 (Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-29643?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including croogo/croogo. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `croogo/croogo` | Packagist | All versions to 3.0.2 | None |
| `croogo/croogo` | Packagist | All versions to 3.0.2 | None |

Products: Croogo Croogo.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-29643?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-29643 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-29643 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-29643 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-44673](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-44673/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Croogo (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-42718](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42718/): Croogo CMS has a path traversal vulnerability (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2017-1000510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1000510/): Cross site scripting in Croogo (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2019-20789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20789/): Croos-site scripting in Croogo (medium 4.8)
- [CVE-2019-7168](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7168/): Croogo vulnerable to XSS in Blog field (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-29643 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-29643 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-29643 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- croogo/croogo (Packagist): affected all versions up to 3.0.2; no fix listed
- croogo/croogo (Packagist): affected all versions up to 3.0.2; no fix listed

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-2024-29643/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29643/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29643
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29643
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-29643

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-29643/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.