RCE in Appsmith

CVE-2024-55964

An issue was discovered in Appsmith before 1.52. An incorrectly configured PostgreSQL instance in the Appsmith image leads to remote command execution inside the Appsmith Docker container. The attacker must be able to access Appsmith, login to it, create a datasource, create a query against that datasource, and execute that query.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.068 (93.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2024-55964: held from 0.066 to 0.068.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.066 · newest: 0.068 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-55964?
CVE-2024-55964 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Appsmith, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-26.
How severe is CVE-2024-55964?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-55964 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.