What is CVE-2024-5579?

CVE-2024-5579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Allegra, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-11-22.

How severe is CVE-2024-5579?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Deserialization in Allegra

CVE-2024-5579

Allegra renderFieldMatch Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Allegra. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the renderFieldMatch method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of LOCAL SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-23451.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.015 (71.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Allegra — versions 7.5.1.9
Alltena Allegra

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_research-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (vendor-advisory, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5579?: CVE-2024-5579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Allegra, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-11-22.
How severe is CVE-2024-5579?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.