Pi Hole
CVE-2024-34361
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate and allowlist destination URLs, block requests to internal networks, use network segmentation.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918), which allows attackers to make the server perform requests to unintended internal or external resources. Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. A vulnerability in versions prior to 5.18.3 allows an authenticated user to make internal requests to the server via the gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl() function. Depending on some circumstances, the vulnerability could lead to remote command execution. Version 5.18.3 contains a patch for this issue. Affected products include: Pi-Hole. Version information: prior to 5.18.3.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. A vulnerability in versions prior to 5.18.3 allows an authenticated user to make internal requests to the server via the gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl() function. Depending on some circumstances, the vulnerability could lead to remote command execution. Version 5.18.3 contains a patch for this issue.
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Attack Technique
Server-Side Request Forgery exploits applications that fetch remote resources based on user-supplied URLs.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Pi-hole versions up to 3.3 contain an authenticated command injection via the domain allowlist functionality. When addin
The Gravity updater in Pi-hole through 4.4 allows an authenticated adversary to upload arbitrary files. Rated high sever
Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.
Pi-hole Web v4.3.2 (aka AdminLTE) allows Remote Code Execution by privileged dashboard users via a crafted DHCP static l
Pi-hole®'s Web interface (based off of AdminLTE) provides a central location to manage your Pi-hole. Rated high severity
Pi-hole's Web interface provides a central location to manage a Pi-hole instance and review performance statistics. Rate
Pi-hole is a Linux network-level advertisement and Internet tracker blocking application. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8)
HTTP response splitting in Pi-hole Admin Interface before 6.3 lets unauthenticated remote attackers inject CRLF sequence
An issue was discovered in Pi-Hole through 5.0. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complex
Pi-hole 4.4 allows a user able to write to /etc/pihole/dns-servers.conf to escalate privileges through command injection
Pi-hole before 6 allows unauthenticated admin/api.php?setTempUnit= calls to change the temperature units of the web dash
adminlte is vulnerable to Sensitive Cookie Without 'HttpOnly' Flag. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability i
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