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CVE-2024-42603VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2024-42603: cms2 · n/a

Affects cms2Source CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.7 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.7Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 11% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Aug 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubjinwu1234567890/cms2pkg:github/jinwu1234567890/cms2Other threatsAffected
  • =2.0.2
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-42603, organizations should implement the following specific measures: 1) Apply any available patches or updates from Pligg CMS developers as soon as they are released. 2) If patches are not yet available, implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious requests targeting /admin/admin_backup.php with the dobackup=clearall parameter. 3) Enforce strict CSRF protections by ensuring that all state-changing requests require valid anti-CSRF tokens and verify the origin of requests. 4) Limit administrative access to trusted networks and use multi-factor authentication to reduce the risk of credential compromise. 5) Educate administrators about phishing and social engineering risks to prevent inadvertent execution of malicious requests. 6) Regularly back up CMS data externally and verify backup integrity to ensure recovery options remain available even if backups within the CMS are cleared. 7) Monitor logs for unusual administrative actions related to backup management to detect potential exploitation attempts early.

Description

Pligg CMS v2.0.2 was discovered to contain a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability via /admin/admin_backup.php?dobackup=clearall

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