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CVE-2024-24725: Gibbon · Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Source CVE Database V5

0

Public exploit available (Metasploit) · 51% EPSS · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
51.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 98% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Mar 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    1 Metasploit module

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-24725, organizations should first verify if they are running affected versions of Gibbon (up to 26.0.00) and apply any available patches or updates from the vendor as soon as they are released. In the absence of official patches, administrators should restrict access to the vulnerable import_run.php endpoint by implementing strict access controls, such as IP whitelisting or VPN-only access. Strengthening authentication mechanisms, including enforcing strong passwords and multi-factor authentication, will reduce the risk of unauthorized exploitation. Monitoring and logging of POST requests to the affected endpoint should be enhanced to detect anomalous or suspicious activity indicative of exploitation attempts. Additionally, consider implementing web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to block or sanitize requests containing suspicious serialized PHP payloads. Educate users about the risks of credential compromise and maintain regular backups to enable recovery in case of an incident. Finally, conduct security assessments and code reviews focused on deserialization practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities in the future.

Description

Gibbon through 26.0.00 allows remote authenticated users to conduct PHP deserialization attacks via columnOrder in a POST request to the modules/System%20Admin/import_run.php&type=externalAssessment&step=4 URI.

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