# CVE-2024-45824: FactoryTalk® View Site Edition Remote Code Execution Vulnerability via Lack of Input Validation

> Remote attackers can achieve full unauthenticated code execution in FactoryTalk View Site Edition by chaining input validation flaws with path traversal and command injection.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.2 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gpxp-f9r6-4g34

## What is CVE-2024-45824?

CVE-2024-45824 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition, published on 12 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CVE-2024-45824 IMPACT

A remote
code vulnerability exists in the affected products. The vulnerability occurs
when chained with Path Traversal, Command Injection, and XSS Vulnerabilities
and allows for full unauthenticated remote code execution. The link in the
mitigations section below contains patches to fix this issue.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45824?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rockwellautomation Factorytalk View.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-45824?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45824 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-45824 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45824 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition

- [CVE-2023-2071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-2071/): FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-12029](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12029/): Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View SE (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2024-4609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4609/): Rockwell Automation Datalog Function within in FactoryTalk® View SE contains SQL Injection Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-9064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9064/): Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Path Traversal (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2024-7513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7513/): Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk® View Site Edition Code Execution Vulnerability via File Permissions (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-45824 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-45824 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition, published on 12 Sep 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-2024-45824 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition. 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-2024-45824/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45824/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45824
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45824
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-45824

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