CVE-2024-42360

Command Injection in sequenceserver

Published Aug 14, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-2640 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qv32-5wm2-p32h Command Injection in sequenceserver
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wurmlab:sequenceserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wurmlab:sequenceserver:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wurmlab
Wurmlab sequenceserver
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wurmlab:sequenceserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Wurmlab
Wurmlab sequenceserver
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Command Injection in sequenceserver
Weaknesses CWE-77
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Oct 29, 2026, 1:29 PM
Reserved
Jul 30, 2024, 2:01 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 14, 2024, 8:15 PM
Modified
Oct 29, 2026, 2:17 PM