A remote code execution vulnerability is identified in FruityWifi through 2.4. Due to improperly escaped shell metacharacters obtained from the POST request at the page_config_adv.php page, it is possible to perform remote code execution by an authenticated attacker. This is similar to CVE-2018-17317.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-24849 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.2/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.77%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-07 | 4.88% | 4.77% | -0.12% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 14.84% | 4.88% | -9.96% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 14.84% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.1 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| fruitywifi_project | fruitywifi | <= 2.4 | cpe:2.3:a:fruitywifi_project:fruitywifi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://fruitywifi.com/index_eng.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://gist.github.com/harsh-bothra/f899045b16bbba264628d79d52c07c22 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/xtr4nge/FruityWifi | Third Party Advisory |