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CVE-2024-40522: There is a remote code execution vulnerability in SeaCMS 12.9.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.1% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 67.2% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

There is a remote code execution vulnerability in SeaCMS 12.9. The vulnerability is caused by phomebak.php writing some variable names passed in without filtering them before writing them into the php file. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands and obtain system permissions.

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jul 12, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.1% · 67th percentile

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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

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VendorProduct
seacmsseacms

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • seacms seacms12.9

Same product

seacms: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-27336Seacms v11.6 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the component /admin/weixin.php.
    45Plan
  • CVE-2024-29275SQL injection vulnerability in SeaCMS version 12.9, allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code and obtain sensitive i
    40Plan
  • CVE-2022-23878seacms V11.5 is affected by an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in admin_config.php.
    40Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-40520Jul 12, 2024 · SeaCMS 12.9 has a remote code execution vulnerability.
    35Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2024-40521Jul 12, 2024 · SeaCMS 12.9 has a remote code execution vulnerability.
    35Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2024-39036Jul 16, 2024 · SeaCMS v12.9 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via admin_safe.php.
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-4664070 days apartSeaCMS 13.2 has a remote code execution vulnerability located in the file sql.class.chp.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-46010261 days apartAn issue in SeaCMS v.12.9 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary commands via the admin_safe.php component.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2023-43222289 days apartSeaCMS v12.8 has an arbitrary code writing vulnerability in the /jxz7g2/admin_ping.php file.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2025-44071297 days apartSeaCMS v13.3 was discovered to contain a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability via the component phomebak.php.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-405210 days apartSeaCMS 12.9 has a remote code execution vulnerability.
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2024-4259941 days apartSeaCMS 13.0 has a remote code execution vulnerability.
    35Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

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