Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-44902 is a critical ThinkPHP deserialization issue reported for versions 6.1.3 through 8.0.4. If reachable, it could let an unauthenticated remote attacker run arbitrary code. The provided sources do not identify a vendor patch or confirm active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any ThinkPHP-based application because the reported impact is full remote code execution without authentication. Prioritize internet-facing systems first, but confirm exposure before broad emergency action because remediation details in the provided sources are incomplete.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-502 unsafe deserialization in ThinkPHP 6.1.3 to 8.0.4 with CVSS 9.8: network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The CVE metadata has incomplete affected-product fields and one public GitHub reference.
Likely exposure
Organizations running public or internal PHP applications built on ThinkPHP 6.1.3 through 8.0.4 may be exposed, especially where deserialization paths are reachable. CPE and vendor fields are not populated in the supplied CVE data.
Exploitation context
The scoring indicates a remotely reachable, unauthenticated code execution risk. The provided bundle says CISA KEV is false, and no supplied source confirms active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited: the CVE record names ThinkPHP versions and CVSS 9.8, but affected CPE fields are unavailable and no patch is cited. Use the GitHub reference and official maintainer sources for deeper validation, without reproducing exploit behavior in production.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory applications using ThinkPHP and identify versions 6.1.3 through 8.0.4.
- Check official ThinkPHP or project maintainer guidance for patched versions or mitigations.
- Prioritize upgrade, replacement, or compensating controls for internet-facing deployments.
- Restrict external access to affected applications until remediation guidance is applied.
- Monitor logs and application behavior for suspicious deserialization-related activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm ThinkPHP framework versions in application dependencies and deployment artifacts.
- Map public and internal routes that process serialized or complex user input.
- Verify whether any maintainer advisory or fixed release applies to your version.
- Check exposure with non-invasive configuration and dependency review only.
- Document affected assets, owners, remediation status, and compensating controls.
Public sources used
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CWE-502: Code execution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/fru1ts/CVE-2024-44902CVE reference, mitre
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Deserialization of Untrusted Data represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.