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CVE-2024-34361

Pi-hole Blind Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability can lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE)

Published: Jul 5, 2024Updated: Oct 2, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-918
8.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.8%
Top 14.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects devices from unwanted content without installing any client-side software. A vulnerability in versions prior to 5.18.3 allows an authenticated user to make internal requests to the server via the `gravity_DownloadBlocklistFromUrl()` function. Depending on some circumstances, the vulnerability could lead to remote command execution. Version 5.18.3 contains a patch for this issue.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-918

Affected Products

pi-hole
oss-project
pi-holeOn-prem
Networking Infrastructure / dns-dhcp-ntp

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Command and Control
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/commit/2c497a9a3ea099079bbcd1eb21725b0ed54b529d
github.com
https://github.com/pi-hole/pi-hole/security/advisories/GHSA-jg6g-rrj6-xfg6
github.com

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