# CVE-2024-7679: Improper neutralization special element in hyperlinks

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via malicious hyperlinks in Telerik UI for WinForms applications.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4wh3-4hcw-ph3f

## What is CVE-2024-7679?

CVE-2024-7679 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Progress Software Telerik UI for WinForms, published on 25 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In Progress Telerik UI for WinForms versions prior to 2024 Q3 (2024.3.924), a command injection attack is possible through improper neutralization of hyperlink elements.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7679?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Telerik Ui for Wpf.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7679?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7679 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7679 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Software Telerik UI for WinForms

- [CVE-2024-10095](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10095/): Progress UI for WPF format provider unsafe deserialization vulnerability (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-10012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10012/): Progress UI for WPF format provider unsafe deserialization vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-7575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7575/): Improper neutralization special element in hyperlinks (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-7576](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7576/): Progress UI for WPF format provider unsafe deserialization vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2024-8316](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8316/): Progress UI for WPF format provider unsafe deserialization vulnerability (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7679 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7679 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Progress Software Telerik UI for WinForms, published on 25 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7679 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress Software Telerik UI for WinForms. 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-2024-7679/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7679/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7679
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7679
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7679

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7679/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.