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CVE-2024-11680 ProjectSend CVE debrief

CVE-2024-11680 is a ProjectSend improper authentication vulnerability that CISA added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2024-12-03. Because it is listed as known exploited, affected environments should prioritize the official vendor and government guidance, verify whether their deployed version is fixed or mitigated, and discontinue use if no effective mitigation is available.

Vendor
ProjectSend
Product
ProjectSend
CVSS
CRITICAL 9.8
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2024-12-03
Original CVE updated
2024-12-03
Advisory published
2024-12-03
Advisory updated
2024-12-03

Who should care

Administrators, security teams, and owners of ProjectSend deployments should treat this as a remediation priority.

Technical summary

The supplied official records identify the issue as an improper authentication vulnerability in ProjectSend. The source corpus does not provide affected versions, exploit mechanics, or deeper technical detail. Operationally, the important fact is that CISA classifies the issue as known exploited and directs organizations to apply vendor mitigations or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Defensive priority

High

Recommended defensive actions

  • Check the official CVE and NVD records for affected versions, status, and remediation details.
  • Review the vendor fix or mitigation referenced in the official records and apply it as soon as possible.
  • If the vendor does not provide an effective mitigation for your deployment, follow CISA guidance to discontinue use of the product.
  • Inventory ProjectSend instances in your environment and prioritize them for remediation.
  • Track vendor and NVD updates so temporary workarounds can be replaced with a permanent fix when available.

Evidence notes

The supplied corpus is limited to CISA KEV metadata and official links. It identifies ProjectSend as the vendor/product, names the vulnerability as improper authentication, marks it as a known exploited vulnerability, and includes a vendor commit reference plus CVE/NVD links. No CVSS score, affected version range, or exploit details were provided in the source item.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2024-11680 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11680

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2024-11680 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11680

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

  • CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

    Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json

    cisa_kev

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.