6.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-46257
NginxProxyManager Command Injection Remote Code Execution
Description

A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2.11.3 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via Add Let's Encrypt Certificate. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 27, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 3, 2025, 11:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-46257 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-46257 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 Jc21 nginx_proxy_manager
1 Nginxproxymanager nginx_proxy_manager

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

POC_CVE-2024-46256

Python

Updated: 7 months, 1 week ago
5 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 19, 2024, 9:35 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-46257 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-46257 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:jc21:nginx_proxy_manager:2.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/barttran2k/POC_CVE-2024-46256 Types: Exploit
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.11.3/backend/internal/certificate.js#L870 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/commit/99cce7e2b0da2978411cedd7cac5fffbe15bc466 Types: Product
    Added Reference Type MITRE: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/pull/4073/commits/c39d5433bcd13993def222bbb2b6988bbb810a05 Types: Patch
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/pull/4073/commits/c39d5433bcd13993def222bbb2b6988bbb810a05 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-89
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 27, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A Command injection vulnerability in requestLetsEncryptSslWithDnsChallenge in NginxProxyManager 2.11.3 allows an attacker to achieve remote code execution via Add Let's Encrypt Certificate. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/v2.11.3/backend/internal/certificate.js#L870 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/commit/99cce7e2b0da2978411cedd7cac5fffbe15bc466 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/barttran2k/POC_CVE-2024-46256 [No types assigned]
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