ProjectSend · ProjectSend

CVE-2024-11680

ProjectSend Improper Authentication Vulnerability

Evidence

Source & freshness

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CISA KEV catalog Core KEV record

CVE, vendor/product, CISA dates, ransomware status, description, required action, and notes.

Catalog 2026.07.24 · Retrieved 2026-07-25 20:49 UTC Open official CISA feed ↗

MITRE CWE catalog CWE context

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Retrieved 2026-07-25 20:59 UTC Open official MITRE CWE catalog ↗

National Vulnerability Database NVD technical context

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Retrieved Jul 25, 2026, 08:49 PM UTC Open NVD record ↗

CISA KEV record

CISA date added: 2024-12-03
CISA due date: 2024-12-24
Known ransomware use: Unknown

NVD risk context

9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS is a technical severity score. CISA’s KEV status remains the evidence that this vulnerability is known to be exploited.

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Attack vector

Network

The vulnerable service can be reached remotely over a network.

Attack complexity

Low

Exploitation does not require unusual conditions beyond normal attacker control.

Privileges required

None

The attacker does not need an existing account or privileges.

User interaction

None

No action by another user is required.

Description

ProjectSend contains an improper authentication vulnerability that allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to enable unauthorized modification of the application's configuration via crafted HTTP requests to options.php. Successful exploitation allows attackers to create accounts, upload webshells, and embed malicious JavaScript.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

NVD reference index

Vendor and remediation references

NVD has tagged these sources as vendor advisories, patches, mitigations, or release notes.

https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commit/193367d937b1a59ed5b68dd4e60bd53317473744 ↗
Patch NVD reference source: disclosure@vulncheck.com · Also linked in CISA notes
https://www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2024-07/synacktiv-projectsend-multiple-vulnerabilities.pdf ↗
MitigationTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory NVD reference source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

Other NVD references (4)

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/vulnerabilities/projectsend-auth-bypass.yaml ↗
Broken LinkThird Party Advisory NVD reference source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/projectsend_unauth_rce.rb ↗
Exploit NVD reference source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://vulncheck.com/advisories/projectsend-bypass ↗
Third Party Advisory NVD reference source: disclosure@vulncheck.com
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-11680 ↗
US Government Resource NVD reference source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

MITRE CWE context

CWE classification

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

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NVD record timing

NVD record timeline

These dates describe NVD’s record, not CISA’s KEV addition or remediation due date.

NVD published: Nov 26, 2024, 10:15 AM UTC
NVD last updated: Jul 14, 2026, 11:17 PM UTC

Advanced: view the technical CVSS vector

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

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CISA notes

https://github.com/projectsend/projectsend/commit/193367d937b1a59ed5b68dd4e60bd53317473744 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11680