{"id":"CVE-2024-11680","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2024-11680","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T08:10:21.480Z","title":"ProjectSend Improper Authentication Vulnerability","description":"ProjectSend versions prior to r1720 are affected by an improper authentication vulnerability. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw by sending crafted HTTP requests to options.php, enabling unauthorized modification of the application's configuration. Successful exploitation allows attackers to create accounts, upload webshells, and embed malicious JavaScript.","published":"2024-11-26T10:15:05.000Z","lastModified":"2026-07-14T23:17:14.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-306"],"affected":["projectsend/projectsend"],"epss":{"score":0.91849,"percentile":0.99816,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2024-12-03","dueDate":"2024-12-24","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commit/193367d937b1a59ed5b68dd4e60bd53317473744 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11680"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 24 December 2024). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/projectsend-auth-bypass.yaml","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commit/193367d937b1a59ed5b68dd4e60bd53317473744","tags":["Patch"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/projectsend_unauth_rce.rb","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://vulncheck.com/advisories/projectsend-bypass","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/synacktiv-projectsend-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf","tags":["Mitigation","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-11680","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11680","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}