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Symphony CVE-2024-23049

CRITICAL
Command Injection (CWE-77)
2024-02-05 cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity + public POC available.
No patch listed yet 1.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An issue in symphony v.3.6.3 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the log4j component. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. An issue in symphony v.3.6.3 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the log4j component. Affected products include: B3Log Symphony.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

An issue in symphony v.3.6.3 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the log4j component.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 36% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 1.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity + public POC available
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

70
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +49
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:b3log:symphony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-4309 HIGH POC
7.5 Jun 30

Session fixation vulnerability in Symphony CMS 2.6.7, when session.use_only_cookies is disabled, allows remote attackers

CVE-2017-7694 HIGH POC
8.8 Apr 11

Remote Code Execution vulnerability in symphony/content/content.blueprintsdatasources.php in Symphony CMS through 2.6.11

CVE-2018-10469 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Apr 27

b3log Symphony (aka Sym) 2.6.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary JSP files via the name[] paramete

CVE-2020-25912 CRITICAL POC
9.1 Oct 31

A XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability was discovered in symphony\lib\toolkit\class.xmlelement.php in Symphony 2.7.10

CVE-2013-7346 MEDIUM POC
6.8 Mar 27

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Symphony CMS before 2.3.2 allows remote attackers to hijack the authe

CVE-2013-2559 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Mar 27

SQL injection vulnerability in Symphony CMS before 2.3.2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL comm

CVE-2015-8766 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Jan 08

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in content/content.systempreferences.php in Symphony CMS before 2.6.

CVE-2017-16881 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Nov 18

b3log Symphony (aka Sym) 2.2.0 does not properly address XSS in JSON objects, as demonstrated by a crafted userAvatarURL

CVE-2015-8376 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Jan 08

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Symphony CMS 2.6.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web

CVE-2017-16956 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Nov 27

b3log Symphony (aka Sym) 2.2.0 allows an XSS attack by sending a private letter with a certain /article URI, and a secon

CVE-2020-15071 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Aug 11

content/content.blueprintsevents.php in Symphony CMS 3.0.0 allows XSS via fields['name'] to appendSubheading. Rated medi

CVE-2019-17488 MEDIUM POC
6.1 Oct 10

b3log Symphony (aka Sym) before 3.6.0 has XSS via the HTTP User-Agent header. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.1), this vul

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