CVE-2024-24520 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An issue in Lepton CMS v.7.0.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the upgrade.php file in the languages place.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00153.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:lepton-cms:leptoncms:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Lepton-cms Subscribe	Leptoncms Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://lepton.com
https://github.com/capture0x/leptoncms
https://github.com/xF9979/LEPTON-CMS
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176647/Lepton-CMS-7.0.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51949

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00147}`	epss `{'score': 0.00112}`

Thu, 01 May 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Lepton-cms Lepton-cms leptoncms
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:lepton-cms:leptoncms:7.0.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Lepton-cms Lepton-cms leptoncms

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-02-29T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:19:52.452Z

Reserved: 2024-01-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2024-24520

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:19:52.452Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-21T02:52:10.787

Modified: 2025-05-01T15:03:36.463

Link: CVE-2024-24520

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

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