🛡️ CVE-2024-4299 — isherlock
Description
The system configuration interface of HGiga iSherlock (including MailSherlock, SpamSherock, AuditSherlock) fails to filter special characters in certain function parameters, allowing remote attackers with administrative privileges to exploit this vulnerability for Command Injection attacks, enabling execution of arbitrary system commands.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs administrative privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.
Weakness class
CVE-2024-4299 is classified as CWE-78: OS Command Injection. Untrusted input reaches a shell command without neutralisation, so an attacker can run arbitrary operating system commands.
Affected software
CVE-2024-4299 is recorded against 1 package.
- isherlock (from 5.5 up to 5.5-147)
Timeline and source
Published on 29 April 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
References
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Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| isherlock | 5.5 | 5.5-147 |
References
Similar Threats
- Medium CVE-2024-4296
- Medium CVE-2024-4297
- High CVE-2024-4298
- Critical CVE-2023-37292
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