changedetection.io has a Server Side Template Injection using Jinja2 which allows Remote Command Execution
CVE-2024-32651 · GHSA-4r7v-whpg-8rx3 · PYSEC-2026-310 · published 15 Oct 2024
How serious is it
- Severity: critical, CVSS score 10 out of 10.
- No exploit prediction (EPSS) score yet.
- Not on the CISA list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- No public exploit in Exploit-DB.
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Who is affected
changedetection.io(PyPI) <= 0.45.20
How to check
- Run
pip show changedetection.ioin your project to see the installed version, including copies pulled in by other packages. - Or paste your lockfile into the checker: it lists every package with a known vulnerability, this one included.
- Or run
npx shippable-dev scan localhost:3000in your project folder. It reads your lockfile and flags this vulnerability along with every other known one.
How to fix
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- Upgrade
changedetection.ioto 0.45.21 or later, commit the lockfile and redeploy. - If a vulnerable version was live, check your logs and rotate the secrets that server could read.
The advisory
### Summary
A Server Side Template Injection in changedetection.io caused by usage of unsafe functions of Jinja2 allows Remote Command Execution on the server host.
### Details
changedetection.io version: 0.45.20
```
docker images
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE
dgtlmoon/changedetection.io latest 53529c2e69f1 44 hours ago 423MB
```
The vulnerability is caused by the usage of vulnerable functions of Jinja2 template engine.
```python
from jinja2 import Environment, BaseLoader
...
# Get the notification body from datastore
jinja2_env = Environment(loader=BaseLoader)
n_body = jinja2_env.from_string(n_object.get('notification_body', '')).render(**notification_parameters)
n_title = jinja2_env.from_string(n_object.get('notification_title', '')).render(**notification_parameters)
```
### PoC
1. Create/Edit a URL watch item
2. Under *Notifications* tab insert this payload:
```python
{{ self.__init__.__globals__.__builtins__.__import__('os').popen('id').read() }}
```

3. See Telegram (or other supported messaging app) notification

### Impact
In the PoC I've used `id` as payload and Telegram to read the result.
Attackers can run any system command without any restriction and they don't need to read the result in the notification app (e.g. they could use a reverse shell).
The impact is critical as the attacker can completely takeover the server host.
This can be reduced if changedetection access is protected by login page with a password, but this isn't required by the application (not by default and not enforced).
### References
- https://www.hacktivesecurity.com/blog/2024/05/08/cve-2024-32651-server-side-template-injection-changedetection-io/
- https://book.hacktricks.xyz/pentesting-web/ssti-server-side-template-injection/jinja2-ssti
- https://www.onsecurity.io/blog/server-side-template-injection-with-jinja2/
- https://docs.cobalt.io/bestpractices/prevent-ssti/
### Credits
Edoardo Ottavianelli
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References
- github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/security/advisories/GHSA-4r7v-whpg-8rx3
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-32651
- blog.hacktivesecurity.com/index.php/2024/05/08/cve-2024-32651-server-side-template-injection-changedetection-io
- github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io/releases/tag/0.45.21
- www.onsecurity.io/blog/server-side-template-injection-with-jinja2
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/changedetection-io/PYSEC-2026-310.yaml
- pypi.org/project/changedetection-io
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r7v-whpg-8rx3
- github.com/dgtlmoon/changedetection.io
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