CVE-2024-52320
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 · uneditedThe affected product is vulnerable to a command injection. An unauthenticated attacker could send commands through a malicious HTTP request which could result in remote code execution.
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 · moderate confidenceThe vulnerability is a command injection flaw allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via malicious HTTP requests, leading to complete system compromise. The lack of authentication requirement and direct OS command execution capability makes this critically severe.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify software with HTTP command execution capabilityInventory all web-facing applications or services that accept HTTP requests and can execute system commands. Review software documentation for any exec, shell, or system command functionality.Affected if The software processes HTTP requests and executes OS commands based on user-supplied input without proper sanitization.
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Determine if authentication is required for command executionReview access control settings, authentication configurations, and API security policies for any command execution endpoints or functions. Test if unauthenticated requests can reach command execution features.Affected if The command execution functionality can be triggered without any authentication or authorization.
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Inspect input handling for command execution pathwaysExamine how user-supplied HTTP parameters, headers, or body content are processed. Look for code patterns where user input is passed to system command APIs (exec, system, shell_exec, popen, Runtime.exec, etc.) without validation.Affected if User-provided HTTP input flows directly into system command calls without sanitization or parameterization.
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Check for web application firewall or input validation layersReview any WAF configurations, input validation middleware, or sanitization routines in place for HTTP request handlers that interface with system commands.Affected if No input validation, sanitization, or WAF protection exists between HTTP input and command execution.
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Review HTTP endpoint configurationsAudit all exposed HTTP endpoints, APIs, and URLs for any that invoke system commands. Check if they accept dynamic input that could be manipulated for command injection.Affected if HTTP endpoints exist that accept unsanitized user input and pass it to command execution functions.
You are affected if your environment runs any software that processes HTTP requests and executes system commands based on unauthenticated user input without input validation or sanitization.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement strict input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied parameters, employ parameterized APIs or safe library functions instead of system command execution, and add authentication layers where possible. If possible, disable the vulnerable command execution functionality entirely until a vendor patch is available.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-52320 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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