{"id":40716,"date":"2025-05-20T00:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T00:41:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-02T23:18:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T05:18:28","slug":"cve-2024-46506-unauthenticated-command-injection-vulnerability-in-netalertx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-46506-unauthenticated-command-injection-vulnerability-in-netalertx\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2024-46506: Unauthenticated Command Injection Vulnerability in NetAlertX<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we will be examining CVE-2024-46506, a significant cybersecurity concern affecting the NetAlertX versions 23.01.14 through 24.x before 24.10.12. This vulnerability was discovered to be exploited in the wild in May 2025. It has a severe impact on application security as it allows an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28203-command-injection-vulnerability-in-victure-rx1800-en-v1-0-0-r12-110933\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45540\">inject malicious commands<\/a> without any authentication. This could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-34333-critical-vulnerability-in-ami-s-spx-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47750\">potentially lead to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, which is a serious problem for businesses and organizations that rely on NetAlertX for their operations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2024-46506<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS Score 10.0<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39401-unrestricted-file-upload-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-in-mojoomla-wpams\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52258\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-690482943\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>NetAlertX | 23.01.14 through 24.x before 24.10.12<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4559-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-isoinsight-from-netvision\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45536\">vulnerability stems from an unauthenticated command injection<\/a> flaw in the settings update functionality of the NetAlertX software. Specifically, the function=savesettings does not require authentication, allowing an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31644-command-injection-vulnerability-in-icontrol-rest-and-big-ip-tmos-shell\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45544\">inject arbitrary commands<\/a>. The problematic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4981-critical-file-extraction-vulnerability-in-mattermost-leading-to-potential-remote-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63105\">code is present in settings.php and util.php files<\/a> of the software. A successful exploit could lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3455-unauthorized-data-modification-in-1-click-wordpress-migration-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45683\">unauthorized control over the system or potential data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1890500121\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited, using a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4829-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52257\">HTTP POST request<\/a> to the settings.php endpoint:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/settings.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nfunction=savesettings&amp;command=malicious_command<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, `malicious_command` is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-46721-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47749\">arbitrary command that the attacker wishes to execute<\/a> on the system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of affected versions of NetAlertX are advised to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as possible to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39486-rankie-sql-injection-vulnerability-and-mitigation-measures\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"63106\">mitigate this vulnerability<\/a>. If applying the patch is not immediately feasible, utilizing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. This, however, should not replace the necessity of applying the vendor&#8217;s patch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this blog post, we will be examining CVE-2024-46506, a significant cybersecurity concern affecting the NetAlertX versions 23.01.14 through 24.x before 24.10.12. This vulnerability was discovered to be exploited in the wild in May 2025. 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