# CVE-2024-6469: playSMS Template injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via template injection in the firewall list feature of playSMS.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-67h2-79p4-g5r8

## What is CVE-2024-6469?

CVE-2024-6469 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in playSMS, published on 3 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in playSMS 1.4.3. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /index.php?app=main&inc=feature_firewall&op=firewall_list of the component Template Handler. The manipulation of the argument IP address with the input {{`id`} leads to injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-270277 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6469?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Playsms Playsms.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6469?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6469 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6469 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6469 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in playSMS

- [CVE-2020-8644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8644/): PlaySMS Server-Side Template Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-47034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-47034/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-40373](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-40373/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9101/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9080](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9080/): File upload in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6469 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6469 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in playSMS, published on 3 Jul 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6469 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: playSMS. 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-2024-6469/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6469/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6469
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6469
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6469

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6469/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.