7.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-23749
KiTTY Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before is vulnerable to command injection via the filename variable, occurs due to insufficient input sanitization and validation, failure to escape special characters, and insecure system calls (at lines 2369-2390). This allows an attacker to add inputs inside the filename variable, leading to arbitrary code execution.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 9, 2024, 8:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 14, 2024, 1:59 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-23749 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 9bis kitty
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-23749.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-23749 Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-23749 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-23749 No Types Assigned https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-23749 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:9bis:kitty:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (including) 0.76.1.13
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 09, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description KiTTY versions 0.76.1.13 and before is vulnerable to command injection via the filename variable, occurs due to insufficient input sanitization and validation, failure to escape special characters, and insecure system calls (at lines 2369-2390). This allows an attacker to add inputs inside the filename variable, leading to arbitrary code execution.
    Added Reference MITRE http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-23749 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.01%

score

0.30194

percentile

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