CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-42360

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.58%

48th percentile - higher than 48% of all known CVEs

Summary

SequenceServer, a tool for rapidly setting up a BLAST+ server, failed to properly sanitize user input and query parameters in several HTTP endpoints. This could be exploited to inject and run unwanted shell commands. The vulnerability was fixed in version 3.1.2.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could execute arbitrary shell commands on the server, leading to system compromise and data loss. The risk applies to any SequenceServer instance exposed to untrusted users.

Recommendation

Update SequenceServer to version 3.1.2 or later. Restrict network access to the server's HTTP interface to trusted users only.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

SequenceServer lets you rapidly set up a BLAST+ server with an intuitive user interface for personal or group use. Several HTTP endpoints did not properly sanitize user input and/or query parameters. This could be exploited to inject and run unwanted shell commands. This vulnerability has been fixed in 3.1.2.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS