Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-13285

Critical

Published: 09 January 2025

Published
09 January 2025
Modified
02 September 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0028 51.7th percentile
Risk Priority 20 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-13285 is a critical-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Wkhtmltopdf Wkhtmltopdf. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 48.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2024-13285 is a vulnerability in the wkhtmltopdf component integrated with Drupal. The issue affects all versions of wkhtmltopdf (*.*), as used within Drupal environments.

The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical), with a vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Remote attackers require no privileges or user interaction and can exploit it over the network with low attack complexity. Successful exploitation enables high-impact compromise, including unauthorized access to confidential data, modification of system integrity, and disruption of availability.

The Drupal security advisory SA-CONTRIB-2024-049, available at https://www.drupal.org/sa-contrib-2024-049, provides details on mitigation and patching recommendations for affected Drupal installations.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Vulnerability in Drupal wkhtmltopdf.This issue affects wkhtmltopdf: *.*.

CWE(s)
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

The vulnerability in the Drupal wkhtmltopdf module (a component of a public-facing web application) is highly critical with full confidentiality and integrity impact, enabling remote exploitation of public-facing applications.

Affected Assets

wkhtmltopdf
wkhtmltopdf
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly requires timely identification, reporting, and patching of critical flaws like CVE-2024-13285 in wkhtmltopdf used by Drupal.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
detect

Mandates vulnerability scanning to identify and prioritize high-severity issues such as CVE-2024-13285 in integrated components like wkhtmltopdf.

SI-5 Security Alerts, Advisories, and Directives partial match
prevent

Requires receiving, disseminating, and acting on security advisories like Drupal SA-CONTRIB-2024-049 to mitigate wkhtmltopdf vulnerabilities.

References