RCE in 9bis Kitty
CVE-2024-23749
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.047 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.047 · newest: 0.047 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/177031/KiTTY-0.76.1.13-Command-Injection.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- blog.defcesco.io/CVE-2024-23749 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/13 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Feb/14 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-23749?
- CVE-2024-23749 is a high-severity vulnerability in 9bis Kitty, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-02-09.
- How severe is CVE-2024-23749?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-23749 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.