What’s Vulnerable › Vulnerabilities

CVE-2024-5579: Allegra renderFieldMatch Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-502

Description

Allegra renderFieldMatch Deserialization of Untrusted Data Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Allegra. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the renderFieldMatch method. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of LOCAL SERVICE. Was ZDI-CAN-23451.

Affected products

• Allegra: before 7.5.2 — fixed in 7.5.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Allegra 7.5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://alltena.com/en/resources/release-notes/relnotes-7-5-2
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-1162/

Get alerted when CVE-2024-5579 or the next vulnerability affects your stack