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LoomioApplication

CVE-2024-1297

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-20
Patch available
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Public exploit Remotely reachable Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Loomio version 2.22.0 allows executing arbitrary commands on the server. This is possible because the application is vulnerable to OS Command Injection.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-78

User input reaches a shell or system command without being fully separated from the command itself, so an attacker can append their own instructions. Because these run with the application's privileges, it often means full control of the host. The lasting fix is to avoid the shell entirely — call APIs directly and pass arguments as data, never as concatenated strings.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
LoomioApplication
Affected:= 2.22.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Patch available Apply the vendor patch
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Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest stable Loomio version (check GitHub releases for version > 2.22.0 containing the security fix)

  1. Check the Loomio release notes or GitHub releases page to identify the version that includes the security fix from commit 6bc5429bfb5a9c7c811a4487d97ea54a8b23a0fa
  2. Upgrade Loomio to the latest stable version that includes the patch
  3. After upgrade, verify the fix by reviewing the changed code in the commit and confirming it addresses the command injection vulnerability
  4. Test the application to ensure the upgrade does not break existing functionality
  5. Review application logs to confirm no exploitation occurred prior to patching
Caveat Review release notes for any configuration or compatibility changes between 2.22.0 and the target version

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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