CVE-2024-42902

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.02% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 60.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2024-09-03 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-03 18:05Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2024-08-05

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

7688d5ed51a09a2696988e0452465957e182234ae05508d3af488dcec5035568

• github.comhttps://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/blob/6434b12ded1c4b6516200c453441d0896e11eee0/vendor/kcfinder/js_localize.php#L19
• bugs.limesurvey.orghttps://bugs.limesurvey.org/view.php?id=19639
• github.comhttps://github.com/sysentr0py/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2024-42902