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CVE-2024-7928

FastAdmin lang path traversal

FastAdmin / FastAdmin · 0 to <= 1.3.3.20220121

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Severity
CVSS 5.3 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
16.9%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2024-7928 is FastAdmin lang path traversal. A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in FastAdmin up to 1.3.3.20220121. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

FastAdmin / FastAdmin 0 to <= 1.3.3.20220121.

What should we do?

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Overview

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in FastAdmin up to 1.3.3.20220121

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in FastAdmin up to 1.3.3.20220121. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /index/ajax/lang. The manipulation of the argument lang leads to path traversal. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.3.4.20220530 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Eine problematische Schwachstelle wurde in FastAdmin bis 1.3.3.20220121 entdeckt. Hierbei geht es um eine nicht exakt ausgemachte Funktion der Datei /index/ajax/lang. Durch Manipulation des Arguments lang mit unbekannten Daten kann eine path traversal-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Umgesetzt werden kann der Angriff über das Netzwerk. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung. Ein Aktualisieren auf die Version 1.3.4.20220530 vermag dieses Problem zu lösen. Als bestmögliche Massnahme wird das Einspielen eines Upgrades empfohlen.

Vendor Product Affected Status
fastadmin fastadmin Through 1.3.3.20220121 Affected
n/a FastAdmin 1.3.3.20220121 Affected
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Published
19 Aug 2024
Exploitation Reported
27 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

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CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 27 Jun 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 23 Aug 2024

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2026-01-15 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-7928.yaml 25 Apr 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS

16.9%

Weaknesses

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE-22

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v4.0 5.3 Medium

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v3.1 4.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 4.3 Medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 4.0 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Potential Proof of Concepts

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FastAdmin < V1.3.4.20220530 - Path Traversal

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 5.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.16882,
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