CVE-2024-11680

CRITICAL KEV NUCLEI

ProjectSend < r1720 - Unauthenticated Configuration Modification via options.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2024-11680 is actively exploited and listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, added December 3, 2024. EIP tracks 4 public exploits from researchers including iSee857, D3N14LD15K, qucklecrabik, including a Metasploit module exploits/linux/http/projectsend_unauth_rce. A Nuclei detection template is also available.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2024-11680, specifically targeting Altenergy with a SQL injection vulnerability. The script sends a crafted payload to the '/index.php/display/status_zigbee' endpoint and checks for a specific response pattern to confirm exploitation.

Description

ProjectSend versions prior to r1720 are affected by an improper authentication vulnerability. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this flaw by sending crafted HTTP requests to options.php, enabling unauthorized modification of the application's configuration. Successful exploitation allows attackers to create accounts, upload webshells, and embed malicious JavaScript.

Exploits (4)

github WORKING POC 40 stars
by iSee857 · pythonpoc
https://github.com/iSee857/CVE-PoC/tree/main/ProjectSend(CVE-2024-11680).py

The repository contains functional exploit code for CVE-2024-11680, specifically targeting Altenergy with a SQL injection vulnerability. The script sends a crafted payload to the '/index.php/display/status_zigbee' endpoint and checks for a specific response pattern to confirm exploitation.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Altenergy
No auth needed
Prerequisites: network access to the target · target endpoint '/index.php/display/status_zigbee'
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 27, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 12 stars
by D3N14LD15K · remote
https://github.com/D3N14LD15K/CVE-2024-11680_PoC_Exploit

This repository contains a functional PoC exploit for CVE-2024-11680, targeting an improper authentication flaw in ProjectSend r1605 and older versions. The exploit demonstrates privilege misconfiguration by modifying the application title, enabling insecure options, and registering a new user.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ProjectSend r1605 and older
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target running ProjectSend r1605 or earlier · curl installed on the attacker's machine
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by qucklecrabik · remote
https://github.com/qucklecrabik/CVE-2024-11680

This repository contains a functional Python exploit for CVE-2024-11680, targeting ProjectSend. The exploit chains CSRF token bypass, insecure client registration, and unrestricted file upload to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution via a PHP web shell.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ProjectSend
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Python 3.x · requests library · colorama library
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 09, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by Florent Sicchio, Hugo Clout, ostrichgolf · rubypocphp
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/projectsend_unauth_rce.rb

This Metasploit module exploits an improper authorization vulnerability in ProjectSend (r1295-r1605) to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution by enabling user registration, disabling file extension restrictions, and uploading a malicious PHP file.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ProjectSend r1295 - r1605
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have ProjectSend r1295-r1605 installed · Network access to the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Nuclei Templates (1)

ProjectSend <= r1605 - Improper Authorization
CRITICALVERIFIEDby DhiyaneshDK
Shodan: http.html:"projectsend" || http.html:"projectsend setup" || http.html:"provided by projectsend"
FOFA: body="projectsend" || body="projectsend setup" || body=provided by projectsend

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.9156
EPSS Percentile 99.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation active
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CISA KEV 2024-12-03
VulnCheck KEV 2024-11-26
InTheWild.io 2024-12-03
ENISA EUVD EUVD-2024-34152
CWE
CWE-306
Status published
Products (1)
projectsend/projectsend < r1720
Published Nov 26, 2024
KEV Added Dec 03, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026