CVE-2024-3738
cym1102 nginxWebUI saveCmd handlePath certificate validation
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- VulDB
Description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in cym1102 nginxWebUI up to 3.9.9. This affects the function handlePath of the file /adminPage/conf/saveCmd. The manipulation of the argument nginxPath leads to improper certificate validation. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-260577 was assigned to this vulnerability.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
Timeline
ID reserved
By VulDB
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High7.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.52% · top 56% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.3.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 3.9.0
- affected 3.9.1
- affected 3.9.2
- affected 3.9.3
- affected 3.9.4
- affected 3.9.5
- affected 3.9.6
- affected 3.9.7
- affected 3.9.8
- affected 3.9.9
References (4)
- VDB-260577 | cym1102 nginxWebUI saveCmd handlePath certificate validation (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-descriptionx_transferred
- VDB-260577 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-requiredx_transferred
- https://github.com/cym1102/nginxWebUI/issues/138 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingx_transferred
- https://github.com/cym1102/nginxWebUI/files/14818455/nginxwebui.rce.3.9.9.pdf (opens in a new tab)exploitx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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