CVE-2024-38882
Published: 02 August 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-38882 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Horizoncloud Caterease. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-38882 is an OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) present in Horizon Business Services Inc. Caterease versions 16.0.1.1663 through 24.0.1.2405 and possibly later releases. The flaw stems from improper neutralization of special elements used in operating system commands and is reachable via SQL injection, resulting in a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
A remote attacker with no authentication or user interaction can supply crafted input to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the affected server, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Public references include a Packet Storm disclosure detailing SQL injection and command injection bypass techniques along with vendor sites for Caterease and Horizon; no vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the available references. The EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0660 with no material increase since publication.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-37662
Vulnerability details
An issue in Horizon Business Services Inc. Caterease 16.0.1.1663 through 24.0.1.2405 and possibly later versions, allows a remote attacker to perform command line execution through SQL Injection due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an OS command.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.