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title: "CVE-2024-28125: FitNesse allows execution of arbitrary OS commands"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2024-28125/
description: "CVE-2024-28125 (org.fitnesse:fitnesse (Maven)): FitNesse all releases allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands. Note: A…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2024-03-18
date_modified: 2025-09-19
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2024-28125"
kev: false
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.00992
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
---

# CVE-2024-28125: FitNesse allows execution of arbitrary OS commands

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 1.0% , percentile 62: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes org.fitnesse:fitnesse (Maven) <= 20240707, no fixed version listed . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

FitNesse all releases allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands. Note: A contributor of FitNesse has claimed that this is not a vulnerability but a product specification and this is currently under further investigation.

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.fitnesse:fitnesse` <= 20240707 → fixed: none listed

## Affected products (CVE record)

- unclebob FitNesse: all releases

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.99% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 62.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-x9r9-48rm-4xm6](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x9r9-48rm-4xm6)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2024-28125](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-28125)
- [NVD entry CVE-2024-28125](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28125)
- [github.com](https://github.com/unclebob/fitnesse)
- [fitnesse.org](http://fitnesse.org/FitNesseDownload)
- [github.com](https://github.com/unclebob/fitnesse/blob/master/SECURITY.md)
- [jvn.jp](https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94521208/)

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