CVE-2024-46257 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.3 Published 27 Sep 2024 Updated 24 Oct 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands remotely via the Add Let's Encrypt Certificate feature in Nginx Proxy Manager.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-46257?

CVE-2024-46257 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2.11.3 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via Add Let's Encrypt Certificate. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46257?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jc21 Nginx Proxy Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2024-46257?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-46257 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-2024-46257 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-46257 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5rqg-4vpc-fpm2.